Elders and leaders : God's plan for leading the church : a biblical, historical, and cultural perspective

Strong leadership in the church is exactly what God had in mind. However, very few people, Gene Getz believes, understand the biblical pattern for church leadership. He has written __Elders and Leaders__ to unravel the mystery and alleviate the confusion surrounding this critical topic. In the first part of the book, Getz lays the historical and biblical groundwork for the position of elder. In the second part, he shares how he has applied or has seen these principles applied over the years. Strong leadership in the church is exactly what God had in mind. However, very few people, Gene Getz believes, understand the biblical pattern for church leadership. He has written Elders and Leaders to unravel the mystery and alleviate the confusion surrounding this critical topic. In the first part of the book, Getz lays the historical and biblical groundwork for the position of elder. In the second part, he shares how he has applied or has seen these principles applied over the years. Gene Getz, professionally-competent and biblically-astute pastor of long experience, has written a superb tool which should be required reading and discussion in every church which hopes to make a permanent impact for Jesus Christ in its community Hopefully, the cover design team at Moody Publishers captured your attention as they did mine when they chose a flock of geese to illustrate the contents of this book as well as the process that brought the book into existence. Unravel the mystery and alleviate the confusion surrounding the critical topic of church leadership and the role of elders. A practical guide founded on biblical insight