Colorado Code of Ethics for Elders of Main Street Presbyterian Church

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In the church today, elders are spiritual leaders or shepherds of the church. They serve as pastors and teachers and also provide general oversight on financial, organizational, and spiritual matters.



In the context of Christian denominations, an elder can be an officer of a religious group or church board member; an elected permanent officer of the Presbyterian denomination; an ordained minister; and a minister or church leader who assists the pastor in communion and with other ministerial duties.

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In some Christian traditions (e.g., Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Methodism) an elder is an ordained person who serves a local church or churches and who has been ordained to a ministry of word, sacrament and order, filling the preaching and pastoral offices.

Elders make decisions for the local parish through an elected council called the Session (Latin. sessio from sedere "to sit"), sometimes the Kirk session, church session, or (in Continental Reformed usage) consistory.

The person needs first to be endorsed by the session of the Presbyterian Church (USA) church where he or she is a member, and then received by the CPM. (S/he needs to have been active in that congregation for at least six months before being endorsed.)

Elders make decisions for the local parish through an elected council called the Session (Latin. sessio from sedere "to sit"), sometimes the Kirk session, church session, or (in Continental Reformed usage) consistory.

Ordained elders are people who have proven that they are skilled in Scripture and understand the inner workings of the Christian Church and the local ministry. In essence, elders are the spiritual leaders of congregations or in conjunction with pastoral leadership.

The main difference between Deacon and Elders is that Deacons are the ones who take care of the administrative work such as look after the church building, distributing goods, or giving assistance to seekers while Elders concentrate on spiritual teaching and preaching the Word.

The main difference between Deacon and Elders is that Deacons are the ones who take care of the administrative work such as look after the church building, distributing goods, or giving assistance to seekers while Elders concentrate on spiritual teaching and preaching the Word.

The elders and deacons are ordained to their offices by the pastor. Ordination is for life, but the exercise of the office is often for a term of years. The trustees serve for stated terms and are not ordained.

Their responsibilities are to preach and teach, preside at the celebration of the sacraments, administer the church through pastoral guidance, and lead the congregations under their care in service ministry to the world.

Noun. A nominated or elected lay official of any of various Christian Churches, especially of a Presbyterian Church.

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Colorado Code of Ethics for Elders of Main Street Presbyterian Church