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Originally Posted by joshua  Quote:
Originally Posted by calgal i understand the issue for Baptists: they combine the office of Deacon and Elder. |  Which Baptists do this? |
I was attending a certain large SBC out west and they had deacons and no elders: the deacons acted as elders would in reformed churches. Of course this was LaHaye's old church so.....
In all seriousness, how do Baptists view the office of Elder? It seems to be either for the pastor only (from the outside).