A Christian who isolates himself from the church disobeys God, because he is not working toward this corporate calling. Moreover, he does not subject himself to the God-instituted authority of the church, and he does not receive the sacraments. Finally, it is unlikely he will grow very much individually without the fellowship of the church. Church government Biblical offices Apostle. Therefore there are no more apostles today, but we have the apostles' teaching in Scripture.
Catholics call elders rectors, or, more generically, priests.
Deacons did not have the authority of elders, but were to care more for material needs. This system considers bishops to be the successors of the apostles. Under the Pope and over the bishops in this hierarchy are the archbishops. In this system, each local church has a number of elected elders, and these elders serve as members of a presbytery, which governs several church in a region. Some members of the presbytery are members of a national body, the general assembly.