Must elders have more than one child?<\/a>“, was very well written and researched. We need more of this to support the correct teaching. I was just recently visiting a congregation in which the preacher was also an elder but with only one child. I was very disappointed to find this out about the congregation that I thought was a very sound congregation.<\/p>\n\tAnswer:<\/h2>\n
Even more, we need more qualified elders in our congregations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Your article, “Must elders have more than one child?“, was very well written and researched. We need more of this to support the correct teaching. I was just recently visiting a congregation in which the preacher was also an elder but with only one child. 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