Even today, qualified men who serve as elders in the Christian congregation are taught, not to “lord it over ” their fellow believers, but to protect, refresh, and comfort them. ​ — Matthew 20: 25 - 28; Isaiah 32: 2.
Juba praegu õpetatakse kõlblikele meestele, kes teenivad kogudusevanematena, et nad ei valitseks isandaina kaasusklike üle, vaid hoopis pakuksid neile kaitset, kosutust ja lohutust.