I know of no Scriptural term limits for either office. Our church (PCA) has no such limits. Once elected and ordained, deacons and elders serve as long as they wish unless removed for discipline. I would object to having to re-elect church officers because of some extraBiblical blanket policy.

But among churches in my denomination, the practice of term limits varies greatly - some serve only for a year, others 3 years, some for "life," etc.

As Pilgrim is a "Presbygationalist," I sort of find myself preferring a sort of "Presbypiscopal" polity. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/giggle.gif" alt="" />