Our authority for church leadership is based solely on scripture. We have ordained elders and deacons whose purpose is to lead, tend, and feed the flock of Jesus. (Acts 14:23, 20:28 Titus 1, Phil. 1:1)
The work of leadership is summed up best in Eph. 4:11-16. These verses reveal that as leaders we are to promote, encourage, and lead the congregation to spiritual maturity and in developing their talents.
We accomplish this as the early church did without institutional concepts that can take away from personal responsibility, initiative, and parental authority. (Eph. 6:1-4, 4:16 1 Samuel 8 Acts 9:31)