{"id":3418,"date":"2017-11-29T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/2017\/11\/29\/leadership-news-item-8801-elders-service-team-report-november-2017\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T18:03:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:03:53","slug":"elders-service-team-report-november-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/elders-service-team-report-november-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Elders Service Team Report November 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Elders Service Team organized itself into subcommittees (see list below) at the beginning of 2017 to provide a clearer focus on its work. Since then various committee members have:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/18431f68-d03b-4b3c-a9ae-7ff28ea058fd.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the personal side of things, a recent tally shows that thirteen couples on the service team together have forty-five children and seventy-eight grandchildren, with twenty-two of this third generation having been baptized so far. We praise God for his continued blessings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, during the last quarter of this year, the Elders Service Team is now beginning work on drafting a book on elders and eldership in the hope that this can be a resource for churches in the future. The service team continues to strive to help establish elderships around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elders Service Team Chairman: Walter Evans (Philadelphia) Eldership Development: Al Baird (Phoenix), Wyndham Shaw (Boston) Marriage and Family: Frank Kim (Denver), Sam Laing (Myrtle Beach, SC) Conflict Resolution: Larry Craig (New York), Walter Evans (Philadelphia) Unity: Darren Gauthier (Chicago), Jerry Sugarman (Los Angeles) Prayer and Comfort: Ron Brumley*, Israel Ereola (Lagos), Bill Hooper (Dallas) Minutes and Communication: John Brush (Miami), Dan Liu (Hong Kong)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>*<\/strong>Became an emeritus member of the service team mid-year<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Elders Service Team organized itself into subcommittees (see list below) at the beginning of 2017 to provide clearer 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