What do ministers do Monday through Saturday?
A lot. Most who choose to become elders are leaders of the local churches where they serve. Their primary responsibilities include creating and carrying out thoughtful worship services. They also choose the text, coordinate the music and readings, and finally, write sermons filled with fresh ideas and perfect stories that make the scripture come alive. In addition, they oversee the Christian education at the church, create and supervise the programs the church offers, deal with the finance committee, the trustees, the women’s and men’s groups, the youth group, and the choir and music committees. Besides all this, they visit the sick, make nursing home calls, visit members in their homes, offer counseling, conduct weddings, funerals, and baptisms, and lead in serving Holy Communion. Elders are do-it-all ministers in the local church. They are generalists. Some elders feel called to serve as pastoral counselors or military chaplains, teach at schools or seminaries, or serve in other inst
