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Executive Editor, desiringGod.org Who are âthe eldersâ? The term sounds strange in modern ears. For those not raised in the church, or not raised in churches with âelders,â it can be a perplexing term. Who are these âeldersâ I hear about? Do they meet in secret? To the unfamiliar, âeldersâ may sound sectarian or even cultish. Modern people intuit that the term âeldersâ belongs to a bygone era, to more traditional times. More broadly, the term can have negative connotations in a society that increasingly prizes the strength and beauty of youth over the wisdom and grace of age. And âelderlyâ is something we all want to avoid. ....