Does the church of Christ have a head?

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What’s Your Question? for March 17, 2010

Yes, the church has a head. Paul said God “put all things under His (Christ’s) feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, which is His body…” (Eph. 1:22,23). Just as a normal body has one head, the body of Christ has only one head. The headquarters is in heaven, and the head rules through His word. Christ authorized local churches, overseen by elders and served by deacons (Phil. 1:1), who meet the qualifications in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. Elders are to be appointed in every church (Acts 14:23), and they are to oversee the “flock among” them (1 Pet. 5:1-4). Peter was an elder in a local church, therefore was a married man. No other organization is authorized in the Scripture to do the work of churches of Christ.