I just finished this book, Gospel Eldership: Equipping a New Generation of Servant Leaders by Robert Thune. He did a wonderful job working through ten chapters on eldership. This study on eldership would be great for prospective elders. It is well grounded, offers a breadth of questions that are thought-provoking. Each chapter has questions to work through. The perspective is reformed and complementarian.
It would be well augmented by the reading of
The book is 130 pages long and published by New Growth Press.
Chapter Titles Include:
It would be well augmented by the reading of
- Bible Doctrine: Essential Teachings of the Christian Faithby Wayne Grudem,
- The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict by Ken Sande,
- Alexander Strauch's book Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership,
- And John Whitmer's book The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church.
The book is 130 pages long and published by New Growth Press.
Chapter Titles Include:
- Servant Leadership (Exercise: "Know Thyself")
- A Biblical Approach to Church Leadership (Exercise: False Righteousness)
- The Primacy of Character (Exercise: Identifying Idols)
- The Leadership Triangle (Exercise: Leadership Triangle Self-Assessment)
- Elders Feed the Church (Exercise: The gospel and Spiritual Disciplines)
- Elders Lead the Church (Exercise: Examining Your Character)
- Elders Protect the Church (Exercise: The Gospel and Conflict Resolution)
- Elders Care for the Church (Exercise: Identifying Pride)
- Missional Eldership (Exercise: Mission and Your Heart)
- The Temptation of Leadership (Exercise: Identifying Your Temptations)
