Let us not forget that in addition to these responsibilities that are common to many of us, elders have additional duties: preparing for meeting parts, making shepherding calls, caring for the spiritual welfare of the congregation and, when necessary, handling judicial cases.
Ärgem unustagem, et peale nende kohustuste, mis on tavalised meist paljudele, on kogudusevanematel lisaülesandeid: neil tuleb valmistuda koosolekuosadeks, teha karjasekülastusi, hoolitseda koguduse vaimse heaolu eest ja vajaduse korral tegelda ka õigusasjadega.