kingly authority in your church through the Scriptures. Jesus’s subjects obey him today by obeying those Scriptures. So if you are an elder, when you teach the Word faithfully, Jesus is sovereignly ministering to his subjects through your teaching. What does this mean, practically speaking, for elders? What are the implications for an elder’s job description? I believe there are two. The first should be obvious: elders must participate in the teaching ministry of the church.