...that the Elders of the church are the overseers of its affairs and the shepherds of its members...

We believe that the Elders of the church are the overseers of its affairs and the shepherds of its members; that they are the final interpretive authority of the Bible’s meaning and application for the church; and that they are responsible for the oversight, instruction, edification, discipline, and restoration of church members.

- 1 Peter 5:1-4, Titus 1:9, 2:1-15, Matthew 18:15-17