The Offices of the Church: Overseers, Elders, and Deacons. In every generation, the Church wrestles with questions of structure and authority. Who leads? Who serves? How are roles defined? Beneath centuries of tradition lies a simple New Testament model: the early Church recognized three primary offices—overseers, elders, and deacons.

Lead Pastor or Plurality of Elders in the Church — What’s Biblical? Few topics generate more tension—or confusion—in modern church leadership than whether a congregation should have one lead pastor or a plurality of elders. Some insist that every local church must be led by a team of equal elders, while others believe the model of a “lead pastor” is biblical and necessary.

Should Pastors Get Paid? Paul, the Corinthians, and the Lord’s Command. Few issues have generated as much tension in church history as the question of whether pastors should receive financial support for their ministry. In 1 Corinthians 9, Paul insists that those who preach the gospel have a right to earn their living from the gospel. Yet in the same letter, he also declares that he refused such support from the Corinthians.

Pastor Worship: Dividing Christ’s Body. In 1 Corinthians 1–4, Paul confronts a deep problem in the Corinthian church — factions forming around leaders. Some claimed loyalty to Paul, others to Apollos, still others to Cephas. Elevating leaders divides the body of Christ and shifts focus from the cross to personalities.