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Elders
in Congregational Life
Rediscovering the Biblical Model for
Church Leadership
Phil
A. Newton with foreword by Mark Dever
Self-government and autonomy are
long-standing cherished traditions of most evangelical churches.
Ideally this means each member participates in decision making,
but in reality pure congregationalism is unwieldy and unworkable.
Pastors try to solve the problem by assuming more and more
authority themselves. Neither approach is biblical.
A biblically functioning church
requires intentional devotion to the New Testament model of church
leadership. In this practical book, experienced pastor Phil Newton
examines this biblical model of leadership by explaining the
necessity of elder plurality and how it functions in a
congregational setting. Newton presents the history of elder
plurality in Baptist life from personal experience, expounds three
biblical texts to shed light on the New Testament model for
spiritual leaders, and provides answers to commonly asked
questions.
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