[BillyBoy]

>> The difference is that these posts carry no religious authority. <<

News to numerous protestant ministers who were ordained by elders in their church or suspended, defrocked, or excommunicated by their leaders for disobeying them.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Elders are a biblical post. Try to make the distinction.

[editor-surveyor]

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“Elder” carries a distinct spiritual connotation, that being strong evidence that that person workes broadly in the gifts of the spirit.

We see very few such individuals these days.
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