The Ministry of Discipleship (Mark 12:28-34; TItus 1:5-9)
/Officers in the church are given as servants of Christ for the purpose of discipleship and ought, therefore, to reflect Christ as appropriate to their particular callings.
The Watchmen of the Lord (Hebrews 13:17-19)
/Officers are given to the church by God and must therefore serve him in their oversight and the congregation must render submission unto their officers as unto the Lord.