Eldership Training Four12 Global NPC

There are character qualifications for elders in the Bible. In the second session of Eldership Training, Mike Davies looks at the character qualifications for elders through a modern lens. He encourages us to regularly audit ourselves against the Biblical list and the principles it represents.

Key Scriptures: 1 Timothy 3 & Titus 1

In this session of Eldership Training, presented by Mike Davies, he shares more about the link between faithfulness and fruitfulness and where we may need to adjust.

In the fourth session of the Eldership Training, Mike Davies explores the various defaults and biases we have and looks at how we can compensate for them to represent Jesus well, bringing balance through Scripture.

Is our identity genuinely rooted in Christ? Mike Davies explains that we shouldn't value our own contribution, gifting or opinion too highly or find our value in the function we fulfil, but rather with humility, play our position in the team.

There has been much confusion about the role of elders wives; what is expected of wives and what can and should they be doing in the life of the church? The sixth session of Eldership Training, presented by Mike Davies, emphasises that we each have a responsibility to exercise whatever gifts and calling the Lord has for us. We should all live in obedience to Christ, not the expectations of man.*Disclaimer: As with any area of our lives, we need to maintain a healthy balance. The purpose of this video is not to see any person doing less than Jesus asks them to do. Our aim is to see all of our elder’s wives understand that they play an invaluable part within the team and have a responsibility to exercise whatever gifts and calling the Lord has for them. Life should be lived in obedience to Christ, not the expectations of man nor the imagined obligations of the non-existent office of ‘elder’s wife’.

The parable of the tenants tells a scary story. In this parable, Jesus speaks of how a tenant kills the son of a landowner in an attempt to keep the inheritance for themselves. In this session, Mike Davies reminds us that in today's world, church leaders can reject what Jesus is saying because they fear losing their position of power. We need to recognise that Jesus is the Head and that we must submit to Him - whatever the cost. He builds His church - not us.