TITLES Three words for elders (1 Pet. 5, Acts 20) Presbuteros – elder – age and experience Episkopos – bishop – managing and oversight Poimen – pastor/shepherd – care and feeding

John 2:9 - “When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom.” 1 Cor. 3:5 – “Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one?” Philippians 1:1 – “Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.” Romans 16:1 – “I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea.”