According to the Bible "Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting, committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust."
IBhayibheli lithi ngesikhathi uPowula noBharinabhasi basendleleni ebuyela emakhabo ngemva kwekhambo labo lokuthoma lokuba ziinthunywa zevangeli, "Kelinye nelinye ibandla bebazikhethela abaphathi ["abadala" NW]; ngomthandazo nokuzila babanikela kuZimu, ogade babeke ithemba labo kuye."