...应该是同等，都是服事者，后来演变成一种说法，负责讲道的长老就是牧师 （preaching elder），负责 治理的长老 （ ruling elder ）就是教会的长老。
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治理长老不只是“治理”，他们也关怀、监督、牧养、鼓励、安慰基督的羊群，正如牧师所作的。
Ruling elders don't only "rule," they care for, oversee, shepherd, encourage, and comfort Christ's flock, just as pastors do.
英格兰教的管理时长老制，也就是由教士和长老治理。
The government of the Church of Scotland is Presbyterian, that is, government by ministers and elders, all of whom are ordained to office.
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