We understand from Scripture that the local church is led by a plurality of elders, and that the Bible reserves the role of an elder to qualified men who lead under the chief Shepherd and head of the church, Jesus Christ.
The Scriptures state that the elders are responsible before God for the care and health of the local church, and will give an account to Him for the way they have led His people.
Recognising and acknowledging the one-flesh union of marriage, for those elders that are married, their wives co-labour with their husbands and are embraced as an integral part of the Eldership team.
Presently our Eldership team consists of Bruce & Sandy de Haas while a Leadership team is being establsihed. Ultimaltely Jesus builds and leads the church and we embrace John 15, which says that we must abide in Him so that we can be fruitful. We want God to lead us and are trusting Him to reveal the emerging leaders and position them.
Brennon Lanigan an elder at The Village Church is a co-opted Trustee until such time as Elders are ready to be ordained. He and his wife Carrie Lanigan, play an integral role in the leadership of the church and spend time with us regularly throughout the year.
We believe Jesus is the head of one true universal church and we value partnership with others as we work to see the church grow in unity and cooperation.
Our primary partnership relationship is with New Covenant Ministries International.
The Scriptures of the New Testament reveal a pattern of five-fold partnership for the health and strength of local churches.
We partner with a team of men and women who work with many local churches to help equip, strengthen, and encourage them.
The people making up this team operate and relate together in the gifts explained in Ephesians 4 for the good of local churches in their communities.
Another way to say this is that Solid Ground Church is an autonomous local church (self-governed under the Eldership appointed here), operating in relationship with a five-fold team, whose input we welcome for the health, progress, and maturing of the church as well as the opportunity to work together to fulfill the great commission amoug all nations. This particular team goes by the name New Covenant Ministries International (NCMI)