Elders are pastors of churches

1Ti 3:1  This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
1Ti 3:2  A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
2Ti 4:22  The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. <The second epistle unto Timotheus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Ephesians, was written from Rome, when Paul was brought before Nero the second time.>
Tit 1:7  For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
Tit 3:15  All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. <It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.>
1Pe 2:25  For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. Act 20:17  And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
Act 20:28  Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Acts 20:17 Paul calls for the elders of the church, singular at Ephesus.
Acts 20:18 The Ephesian elders come to meet with Paul.
Acts 20:18–35 Comprises the discourse of Paul to the Elders of the church at Ephesus.
Acts 20:28 He refers to the Ephesian church elders as overseers (επισκοπους) same word that is translated as bishop in the verses at the start of this study. The word translated here by “to feed” is used 11 times in the new testament and always refers to the duty of an elder to shepherd his flock. This word is always used in the sense of to rule, but to do so in the sense of a shepherd carring for his flock. Though not listed here the same greek word is used in Ephesians 4:11 and translated as pastor in our KJV bible. These are the verse in which it is used the numbers are from strongs concordance G4165:
AndG2532 thouG4771 Bethlehem,G965 in the landG1093 of Juda,G2448 artG1488 notG3760 the leastG1646 amongG1722 theG3588 princesG2232 of Juda:G2448 forG1063 outG1537 of theeG4675 shall comeG1831 a Governor,G2233 thatG3748 shall ruleG4165 myG3450 peopleG2992 Israel.G2474
(Mat 2:6)

ButG1161 whichG5101 ofG1537 you,G5216 havingG2192 a servantG1401 plowingG722 orG2228 feeding cattle,G4165 will sayG2046 unto him by and by,G2112 when he is comeG1525 fromG1537 theG3588 field,G68 GoG3928 and sit down to meat?G377
(Luk 17:7)

He saithG3004 to himG846 againG3825 the second time,G1208 Simon,G4613 son of Jonas,G2495 lovestG25 thou me? HeG3165 saithG3004 unto him,G846 Yea,G3483 Lord;G2962 thouG4771 knowestG1492 thatG3754 I loveG5368 thee.G4571 He saithG3004 unto him,G846 FeedG4165 myG3450 sheep.G4263
(Joh 21:16)

Take heedG4337 thereforeG3767 unto yourselves,G1438 andG2532 to allG3956 theG3588 flock,G4168 overG1722 the whichG3739 theG3588 HolyG40 GhostG4151 hath madeG5087 youG5209 overseers,G1985 to feedG4165 theG3588 churchG1577 of God,G2316 whichG3739 he hath purchasedG4046 withG1223 his ownG2398 blood.G129
(Act 20:28)

WhoG5101 goeth a warfareG4754 any timeG4218 at his ownG2398 charges?G3800 whoG5101 plantethG5452 a vineyard,G290 andG2532 eatethG2068 notG3756 ofG1537 theG3588 fruitG2590 thereof?G848 orG2228 whoG5101 feedethG4165 a flock,G4167 andG2532 eatethG2068 notG3756 ofG1537 theG3588 milkG1051 of theG3588 flock?G4167
(1Co 9:7)

FeedG4165 theG3588 flockG4168 of GodG2316 which is amongG1722 you,G5213 taking the oversightG1983 thereof, notG3361 by constraint,G317 butG235 willingly;G1596 notG3366 for filthy lucre,G147 butG235 of a ready mind;G4290
(1Pe 5:2)

TheseG3778 areG1526 spotsG4694 inG1722 yourG5216 feasts of charity,G26 when they feast withG4910 you,G5213 feedingG4165 themselvesG1438 without fear:G870 cloudsG3507 they are without water,G504 carried aboutG4064 ofG5259 winds;G417 treesG1186 whose fruit withereth,G5352 without fruit,G175 twiceG1364 dead,G599 plucked up by the roots;G1610
(Jud 1:12)

AndG2532 he shall ruleG4165 themG846 withG1722 a rodG4464 of iron;G4603 asG5613 theG3588 vesselsG4632 of a potterG2764 shall they be broken to shivers:G4937 even asG5613 IG2504 receivedG2983 ofG3844 myG3450 Father.G3962
(Rev 2:27)

ForG3754 theG3588 LambG721 whichG3588 is inG303 the midstG3319 of theG3588 throneG2362 shall feedG4165 them,G846 andG2532 shall leadG3594 themG846 untoG1909 livingG2198 fountainsG4077 of waters:G5204 andG2532 GodG2316 shall wipe awayG1813 allG3956 tearsG1144 fromG575 theirG848 eyes.G3788
(Rev 7:17)

AndG2532 she brought forthG5088 a manG730 child,G5207 whoG3739 wasG3195 to ruleG4165 allG3956 nationsG1484 withG1722 a rodG4464 of iron:G4603 andG2532 herG848 childG5043 was caught upG726 untoG4314 God,G2316 andG2532 to hisG848 throne.G2362
(Rev 12:5)

AndG2532 out ofG1537 hisG848 mouthG4750 goethG1607 a sharpG3691 sword,G4501 thatG2443 withG1722 itG846 he should smiteG3960 theG3588 nations:G1484 andG2532 heG846 shall ruleG4165 themG846 withG1722 a rodG4464 of iron:G4603 andG2532 heG846 treadethG3961 theG3588 winepressG3025 G3631 of theG3588 fiercenessG2372 andG2532 wrathG3709 of AlmightyG3841 God.G2316
(Rev 19:15)

Conclusion is that an elder in a baptist church is the same thing as a pastor. The word translated by overseer in reference to elders and pastors which is translated bishop is also the same office. Hence, elders are bishops which are pastors of churches. The heirarchial government as practiced in many denominations is unscriptural and unnecessary.