Instead of having just one man serve as the overseer of a congregation, Philippians 1: 1 and other scriptures indicate that those meeting Scriptural requirements for overseers constitute a body of elders. ​ — Acts 20: 28; Ephesians 4: 11, 12.
Tādi panti kā Filipiešiem 1: 1 liecina, ka draudzē jābūt vairākiem vecākajiem, kas atbilst Rakstos noteiktajām prasībām.