Leading God's Church

The Bible describes the church as a family, where everyone must play a part to function correctly. It’s a body, where every part must cooperate for the good of the whole. Everyone in the church is a Spirit-led, gifted member of the body of Christ. As believers in Christ, every one of us belongs to a “priesthood of all believers,” and are called to mission and ministry. There’s no such thing in the Bible as “clergy” and “lay people,” as if some folks are workers for Jesus and others are not. In this sense, you’re as much a part of serving and leading the church as anyone else.

On an official level of leadership, the Bible first describes Christ as the head of his church. The church exists through Christ, and for the mission of Christ in the world today. Any other leadership must first and foremost be seeking Christ, and pray for God’s direction and leadership in decisions, direction, and carrying out of ministry roles.

The only two official titles given to church leadership in the Bible are the offices of Pastor-Elder and Deacon.

Pastor-Elders (the terms are used interchangeably in the Bible) are a plurality of biblically-qualified men who lead the church as co-equals, submitting to Christ and each other as they carry a weighty responsibility. Pastor-Elders humbly serve as examples to the church, submitting to Christ as they (a) oversee the direction of the church, (b) protect the church by teaching sound biblical doctrine, and (c) shepherd the church in individual and corporate spiritual growth.

Deacons (also called “servants” or “ministers” in the Bible) are biblically-qualified men and women who carry out specific roles in the church, or lead specific ministries, delegated to them by the Pastor-Elders and under the oversight of the Pastor-Elders. These servant-leaders are charged with various tasks as needed.

> In addition to Village leaders, please contact the folks below for questions regarding various elements of life in The City Church.

Pastor-Elders & Deacons

	Name	Role	Email	Facebook	Twitter
	Ben Connelly	Pastor-Elder	ben [at] thecitychurch [dot] net	Facebook Page	Twitter Page
	Brayden Hudson	Deacon for Finance	brayden [at] thecitychurch [dot] net	Facebook Page	Twitter Page
	Dennis Connelly	Pastor-Elder	dennis [at] thecitychurch [dot] net	Facebook Page
	Katie Smith	Deacon for Gatherings	katie [at] thecitychurch [dot] net	Facebook Page	Twitter Page
	Luke Byford	Deacon for Media & Production	luke [at] thecitychurch [dot] net	Facebook Page	Twitter Page
	Matt Formby	Pastor-Elder Candidate	formby40 [at] gmail [dot] com	Facebook Page
	Matt Tatum	Pastor-Elder Candidate	tatum [dot] matt [at] gmail [dot] com	Facebook Page	Twitter Page
	Matthew Hudson	Pastor-Elder	matthew [at] thecitychurch [dot] net	Facebook Page	Twitter Page
	Nicole Tatum	Deacon for KidCity	nicole [at] thecitychurch [dot] net	Facebook Page
	Tyler Turner	Deacon for Music	tyler [at] thecitychurch [dot] net	Facebook Page	Twitter Page

Partner Organizations

	Name	Role	Email	Facebook	Twitter
	Coming Soon...	Executive Director, For The Good of Fort Worth
	Brent Dore	Director, Porterbrook Fort Worth	brent [at] porterbrookfortworth [dot] com	Facebook Page	Twitter Page