Elder Resource Page
Over the next couple of months, the members of Summit Woods Baptist Church will be considering the topic of Biblical Eldership and whether or not to align our leadership structure to this model. This page will contain several articles which provide information on the subject. The page will be updated regularly, so check back for updates.
- Pastor Ryan’s Letter to the Congregation (March 15th, 2007)
- Study of Biblical Eldership Taught by Pastor Ryan (November, 2002)
- Questions Regarding Elders (courtesy of Henderson Hills Baptist Church, Edmund, OK)
- Qualifications of Elders
- Article on Elders by first Southern Baptist Convention President (1846)
- Historical Study of Elders in Southern Baptist Churches (courtesy of Henderson Hills Baptist Church, Edmund, OK)
- Proposed Constitution & By-Laws (Proposal from Summit Woods Deacons, April 2007)
- Elder Nomination Packet (Summit Woods, 2007)