Divine Providence is led by a team of pastors (also called elders): Joseph Najera, Randy Turner, Joe Hernandez, and AJ Gibson (R to L).  

What We Believe About Church Leadership

We believe that the church is Christ's Church. This means that Jesus is the church's true leader. That’s precisely what the Bible declares when it refers to Jesus as the "head of the church" (Colossians 1:18). The Bible also teaches that Jesus is the shepherd of the church; He is both the good shepherd (John 10) and the chief shepherd (1 Peter 5:4).

As the church's chief shepherd, Jesus has appointed undershepherds whom he has given charge to lead the church. Under the guidance of God’s Word and through the Spirit, these men carry out the mission Jesus has given the church—namely, to make disciples of all peoples (Matt. 28:18-20). The primary way Elders lead the church is through teaching God’s Word (1 Tim. 3:2; Titus 1:9) and equipping the saints for ministry (Eph. 4:11-12). In doing this, their goal, according to the Apostle Paul, is to "equip the saints for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ" (Eph. 4:12).

We believe that the Bible teaches that a church should be led by a plurality of Elders (Acts 20:17; Phil. 1:1; Titus 1:5). Ideally, every church should be led by more than one elder; that is, qualified men of godly character (1 Tim. 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9), intentional care for the members of the church (1 Tim. 3:5; 1 Pet. 5:2), a deep conviction in right doctrine and biblical knowledge (Titus 1:9), and demonstrable competence in the handling of God’s Word through teaching (1 Tim. 3:2; 2 Tim. 2:24; Titus 1:9). These four qualities (character, care, conviction, and competence) must be observed over time by the congregation for a man to be qualified to be an Elder.  Furthermore, the Bible uses the terms elder, overseer, bishop, and pastor interchangeably (Acts 20:17, 28; 1 Pet. 5:1-2).