Jeramie Rinne serves as the senior pastor of Sanibel Community Church. He has been a regular contributor to the 9Marks Journal, a devotional writer for the Good Book Company, and an instructor for the Simeon Trust Workshops on biblical exposition. He lives in Sanibel, Florida, with his wife, Jennifer.

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Quotes from Church Elders

1. Gentle elders exercise their authority with the tenderness of a shepherd and the sensitivity of a loving father. (pg. 22)

2. Elder describes a specific office, a divinely appointed role, a distinct position within the organizational structure of a local church, just as father is distinct, divinely appointed position in the family. And as with the role of the father, so God has sovereignly summoned qualified men to the role of elder. (pg. 28)

3. Nothing ruins churches like installing unconverted pastors and elders. (pg. 29)

4. Elders must resist the drift toward being mere organizational managers and instead keep the congregational compass pointed toward maturity in Jesus. (pg. 42)

5. If you are an elder, you need to get busy expounding the Bible. (pg. 48)

6. Predators hunt sheep. Just as shepherds ward off lions and wolves, so elders must ward off false teachers. (pg. 51)

7. Church membership not only identifies people as Christians, it also gathers a group of identified believers into a specific congregation, where they commit themselves to one another. (pg. 61)

8. Aspiring elders should count the cost of serving and then spend themselves liberally for their churches while trusting in God’s grace. (pg. 86)

9. When elders are practicing a healthy plurality, it’s harder for one man’s views or tendencies to dominate, because the elders offset one another. (pg. 93)

10. Your congregation needs to see not only a godly elder, but a growing elder. (pg. 106)

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Evan Knies is an elder of North Hills Church in West Monroe, LA. He is husband of Lauren and father to Maesyn. He is a graduate of Boyce College and Southern Seminary.