{"id":3588,"date":"2022-11-05T16:02:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T20:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.middleburgchristians.com\/?page_id=3588"},"modified":"2025-10-06T22:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T02:45:43","slug":"our-shepherds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.middleburgchristians.com\/?page_id=3588","title":{"rendered":"Our Shepherds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On June 13, 2021 Jerry Crolius and Daryl Townsend were appointed by the Christians at Middleburg to serve the church as shepherds. Jerry and Daryl are also full-time evangelists, with Jerry’s primary focus in the local church and Daryl’s primary focus in the N. Florida prison system.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Ephesians 4:11 shepherds (pastors) are distinguished from evangelists. Evangelists are preachers. Shepherds are elders and overseers (1 Peter 5:1-3; Acts 20:17,28) and must meet many qualifications, including being older men, married, and having raised their children well (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-8). For example, young Timothy was not qualified to serve as a shepherd (pastor) for the church at Ephesus – he was too young, he was unmarried, and he had no children. However, Timothy did serve as a preacher. Evangelists who meet the qualifications for a shepherd may serve as both evangelist and shepherd, as do Jerry and Daryl.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please use the form below to contact the elders with any questions or comments.<\/span><\/p>\n

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