Core Truth: The leadership structure of Christ's church is unique among all organizations in that just as its birth and growth are by the power of the Holy Spirit, so also by that same Holy Spirit are its leaders divinely-appointed and equipped to the task of bringing His people to maturity in Him.
Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16 New International Version (NIV)
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ ... Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.