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The Bible mandates only
two offices in the church - pastor and deacon. The three terms -
"pastor", "elder" and "bishop", or
"overseer" - all refer to the same office. The two offices
of pastor and deacon exist within the local church, not as a hierarchy
outside or over the local church.
- 1 Timothy 3:1-13
- Acts 20:17-38
- Philippians 1:1
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