Acts 15:6
Both the apostles and the elders assembled to deliberate concerning this matter.
Acts 15:25
it seemed best to us, {having reached a unanimous decision}, [and] having chosen men, to send [them] to you together with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,
Proverbs 15:22
Plans go wrong when there is no counsel, but with many advisors it will succeed.
Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there in the midst of them."
Acts 6:2
So the twelve summoned the community of disciples [and] said, "It is not desirable [that] we neglect the word of God to serve tables.
Acts 15:4
And [when they] arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and reported all that God had done with them.
Acts 21:18
And on the next [day] Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.
Hebrews 13:7
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you; {considering the outcome of their way of life}, imitate their faith.
Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit [to them], for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not [with] groaning, for this [would be] unprofitable for you.