-23. He also mentions it in Col. 1:18. Whether we know it or not, we all serve the same Master. The Pastor, the Deacons, some influential family or person, is not the head of the church. There is a structure of leadership in the local assembly that we would do well to follow. However, the sole Lord over the body of Christ is the Head of that body, the Lord Jesus Christ. We have the infinitely strong bond that was purchased and sealed by the blood and  guaranteed by resurrection.