Does the book of Acts mention bishops, deacons, or pastors in its early chapters?
Scripture shows the early chapters of Acts contain no church language whatsoever—no mention of bishops, deacons, or pastors. Such offices are described later through Paul's writings, which specify the qualifications for elders, deacons, and pastors. The early Acts narrative instead continues Judaism's patterns: temple worship, prayer, and the apostles' healing ministry.
Les teaches that throughout these whole early chapters of Acts there is not a word of church language. There is no word about bishops and deacons and pastors—not a word. Nor is there anything about how to behave in the house of God. Les points out that no matter what denomination people come from, most local churches get their ideas of church government from Paul, who describes the office of the deacon, the requirements to be a pastor, and what it takes to be an elder and a deacon. Here in early Acts, you don't find that, because this is just an extension of Judaism—temple, worship, prayer at the ninth hour—and now they are healing the lame man. That healing was not on the power of resurrection but on the power of the Messiah, the Christ, the Lord Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God. Peter takes the lame man by the hand and says, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk, continuing what Christ had been doing for three years, in line with Acts 1:8, where the Holy Spirit would come and empower them to do what He had been doing.