2009-09-24T16:14:24-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/ordain/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%2014:23&version=NIV 2009-09-24T16:14:24-05:00 Prayer and fasting were both integral parts of the early Christian church. Paul and the other early Christian evangelists encouraged these practices wherever they went, especially so when it came to ordaining elders.