Jan 2012 Conference: 1 Timothy 3 – 14th January 2012

We were pleased to welcome John Lee from Bognor Regis who took our third monthly conference of the series on 1 Timothy.

Below are live tweets from the evening, as well as a recording of the conference:

Tonight we're live tweeting from our third monthly conference on #1Timothy with John Lee looking at chapter 3.—
Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksdChrstnFwp) January 14, 2012

John begins by reading the whole of #1Timothy 3.—
Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksdChrstnFwp) January 14, 2012

'Bishops', in this context are seen as being overseers. 'Elders' are seen to be mature in years and the faith. #1Timothy—
Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksdChrstnFwp) January 14, 2012

Bishops, elders and shepherds are different words for the same role of overseers. #1Timothy3—
Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksdChrstnFwp) January 14, 2012

Elders of a local church are always mentioned in the plural and are always male. Their role is to 'take care of the church' and 'rule well'.—
Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksdChrstnFwp) January 14, 2012

Deacons are taken from a Greek word and are defined as 'servants in relation to their work'. #1Timothy3—
Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksdChrstnFwp) January 14, 2012

Deacons are split into two roles – 'deacons of the church' and 'deacons of Christ' and can be either male or female. #1Timothy3—
Parkside Christn Fwp (@ParksdChrstnFwp) January 14, 2012

You can listen to the conference below: