Church Leadership
Organization of The Church of Christ
One Head – One King – Jesus Christ
The church has no earthly headquarters. The headquarters of Christ’s church is in Heaven. Each congregation of the Lord’s body is independent and self-ruling. There is no pope, council, conference, or group of people controlling all the congregations of the Lord’s body.

Elders In The Church
Qualifications for elders are listed in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-13. In addition to being a faithful Christian, an elder must be a man with a wife and faithful children. He cannot be a new member and be qualified. Also, there must be more than one elder serving in the local congregation. The Bible says “elders” (plural) (Acts 14:23; 20:17-18, 28). These elders are to guide, guard, feed, and rule the flock of God (1 Peter 5:1-4; Acts 20:28; 1 Timothy 5:17; Hebrews 13:17).
The following men have been appointed as Elders at Spring Creek:

Paul Dean Burchard
Elder

Bill Ellington
Elder

Terry Leonard
Elder

Scott Wilson
Elder

Deacons In The Church
Deacons are to be appointed in every church (Philippians 1:1). Their qualifications are listed in 1 Timothy 3:8-13. The work of deacons would include what was done as recorded in Acts 6:1-6. Again, deacons can only be men. Women are not qualified to be deacons because they cannot be a husband of one wife (1 Timothy 3:12).
The following men have been appointed as Elders at Spring Creek:

Keith Canter
Deacon

Alvie Whitis
Deacon

Ministers In The Church
Ministers have the responsibility to preach the word (2 Timothy 4:1-5). As with elders and deacons, ministers are males (1 Timothy 2:8-15). They are evangelists, teachers of the Word of God (2 Timothy 4:5). In the New Testament, ministers are never called by titles such as “Pastor,” “Reverend,” “Doctor,” or “Father” (Matthew 23:8-12).

Tyler Temple
Minister