We believe that a visible Church of Christ is a congregation of baptized believers,(66) associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel;(67) observing the ordinances of Christ;(68) governed by his laws,(69) and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by his Word;(70) that its only scriptural officers are Bishops, or Pastors, and Deacons,(71) whose qualifications, claims, and duties are defined in the Epistles to Timothy and Titus.