Since most senior pastors are also the chair or moderator of the elder board, they have the ability to set agendas, control the flow of information, and dictate the overall direction of the elder board.3 But there is no biblical requirement to have this structure. Indeed, it might be wise to have another elder in this slot so the senior pastor can’t control the agenda and so there is a tangible expression of the senior pastor submitting himself to other leaders.
