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Elders Lead a Healthy Family: Shared Leadership for a Vibrant Church

Paperback |English |1532618018 | 9781532618017

Elders Lead a Healthy Family: Shared Leadership for a Vibrant Church

Paperback |English |1532618018 | 9781532618017
Overview

Elders Lead a Healthy Family explores the biblical paradigm for shared leadership: elders as the spiritual ""big brothers"" and shepherds to the family of God. This book is a fresh biblical alternative to the standard fare of pragmatic church leadership. Delivered in a winsome and irenic style, the book addresses the key concerns of our day, including pastoral burnout, women as elders, women and the pastoral gift, power in leadership, abuse of power in ministry, ministerial pay, and fostering missional-leadership structures. The answer to so many of the problems facing the church is not more coaching or better education. The answer requires our churches to change the very structures that foster abuse, isolation, and burnout. If we hope to save our pastors, then we need our pastors to abandon the ""pastor-as-CEO"" model of leadership. If we want to reach the lost, we need a systemic change in the way we plant, grow, and maintain our churches. Instead of putting a solo leader at the top of ""Church Incorporated,"" we need to build teams of elders, doing ministry together, as they lead the family of God. ""A refreshing alternative to the numerous familiar (and generally fruitless) attempts to baptize the pragmatic priorities of secular leadership theory into the waters of New Testament ecclesiology. . . . Elders Lead a Healthy Family ought to be required reading for vocational and nonvocational church leaders alike. --Joseph H. Hellerman, Author of When the Church Was a Family ""Elders Lead a Healthy Family is a fascinating, fresh look at church leadership. No one wants their sacred cows questioned, but that's exactly what this book does. With excellent scholarship and personal stories, J. R. Miller builds a biblical case for elder-led churches."" --Lyn Smith, Bible Activist, Speaker, Author ""Elders Lead a Healthy Family provides an alternate model to help churches, and church leaders, embrace God's design of shared leadership."" --Benjamin L. Merkle, Author of 40 Questions about Elders ""Miller is a rare combination of theorist/practitioner, except when you're doing what you're writing about; then it stops being theory and starts becoming experience. I appreciate Joe's well-rounded approach to the subject of shared leadership. A heady piece with heart."" --Peyton Jones, West Region Catalyst, North American Mission Board ""I highly recommend this resource to pastors and leaders as a guide to understanding spiritual leadership in the local church."" --Rick Dunn, Executive Director, Gateway Leadership Initiative ""Miller has done a huge service for all tired pastors and leaders. He has written a wonderful book reminding us of the biblical blueprint of plurality leadership for the church."" --Benjamin C. Shin, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University J. R. Miller is Professor of Applied Theology & Leadership and Dean of Online Learning at Southern California Seminary. Joe is a coach to church planters and planting his second elder-led church. He has authored multiple books on church history, biblical theology, leadership, and a devotional for building teams. Joe and his wife Suzanne enjoy the sun and surf with their three sons in San Diego, California.
ISBN: 1532618018
ISBN13: 9781532618017
Author: J. R. Miller
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Format: Paperback
PublicationDate: 2017-04-20
Language: English
PageCount: 144
Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.33 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 5.6 ounces

Elders Lead a Healthy Family explores the biblical paradigm for shared leadership: elders as the spiritual ""big brothers"" and shepherds to the family of God. This book is a fresh biblical alternative to the standard fare of pragmatic church leadership. Delivered in a winsome and irenic style, the book addresses the key concerns of our day, including pastoral burnout, women as elders, women and the pastoral gift, power in leadership, abuse of power in ministry, ministerial pay, and fostering missional-leadership structures. The answer to so many of the problems facing the church is not more coaching or better education. The answer requires our churches to change the very structures that foster abuse, isolation, and burnout. If we hope to save our pastors, then we need our pastors to abandon the ""pastor-as-CEO"" model of leadership. If we want to reach the lost, we need a systemic change in the way we plant, grow, and maintain our churches. Instead of putting a solo leader at the top of ""Church Incorporated,"" we need to build teams of elders, doing ministry together, as they lead the family of God. ""A refreshing alternative to the numerous familiar (and generally fruitless) attempts to baptize the pragmatic priorities of secular leadership theory into the waters of New Testament ecclesiology. . . . Elders Lead a Healthy Family ought to be required reading for vocational and nonvocational church leaders alike. --Joseph H. Hellerman, Author of When the Church Was a Family ""Elders Lead a Healthy Family is a fascinating, fresh look at church leadership. No one wants their sacred cows questioned, but that's exactly what this book does. With excellent scholarship and personal stories, J. R. Miller builds a biblical case for elder-led churches."" --Lyn Smith, Bible Activist, Speaker, Author ""Elders Lead a Healthy Family provides an alternate model to help churches, and church leaders, embrace God's design of shared leadership."" --Benjamin L. Merkle, Author of 40 Questions about Elders ""Miller is a rare combination of theorist/practitioner, except when you're doing what you're writing about; then it stops being theory and starts becoming experience. I appreciate Joe's well-rounded approach to the subject of shared leadership. A heady piece with heart."" --Peyton Jones, West Region Catalyst, North American Mission Board ""I highly recommend this resource to pastors and leaders as a guide to understanding spiritual leadership in the local church."" --Rick Dunn, Executive Director, Gateway Leadership Initiative ""Miller has done a huge service for all tired pastors and leaders. He has written a wonderful book reminding us of the biblical blueprint of plurality leadership for the church."" --Benjamin C. Shin, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University J. R. Miller is Professor of Applied Theology & Leadership and Dean of Online Learning at Southern California Seminary. Joe is a coach to church planters and planting his second elder-led church. He has authored multiple books on church history, biblical theology, leadership, and a devotional for building teams. Joe and his wife Suzanne enjoy the sun and surf with their three sons in San Diego, California.

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Elders Lead a Healthy Family explores the biblical paradigm for shared leadership: elders as the spiritual ""big brothers"" and shepherds to the family of God. This book is a fresh biblical alternative to the standard fare of pragmatic church leadership. Delivered in a winsome and irenic style, the book addresses the key concerns of our day, including pastoral burnout, women as elders, women and the pastoral gift, power in leadership, abuse of power in ministry, ministerial pay, and fostering missional-leadership structures. The answer to so many of the problems facing the church is not more coaching or better education. The answer requires our churches to change the very structures that foster abuse, isolation, and burnout. If we hope to save our pastors, then we need our pastors to abandon the ""pastor-as-CEO"" model of leadership. If we want to reach the lost, we need a systemic change in the way we plant, grow, and maintain our churches. Instead of putting a solo leader at the top of ""Church Incorporated,"" we need to build teams of elders, doing ministry together, as they lead the family of God. ""A refreshing alternative to the numerous familiar (and generally fruitless) attempts to baptize the pragmatic priorities of secular leadership theory into the waters of New Testament ecclesiology. . . . Elders Lead a Healthy Family ought to be required reading for vocational and nonvocational church leaders alike. --Joseph H. Hellerman, Author of When the Church Was a Family ""Elders Lead a Healthy Family is a fascinating, fresh look at church leadership. No one wants their sacred cows questioned, but that's exactly what this book does. With excellent scholarship and personal stories, J. R. Miller builds a biblical case for elder-led churches."" --Lyn Smith, Bible Activist, Speaker, Author ""Elders Lead a Healthy Family provides an alternate model to help churches, and church leaders, embrace God's design of shared leadership."" --Benjamin L. Merkle, Author of 40 Questions about Elders ""Miller is a rare combination of theorist/practitioner, except when you're doing what you're writing about; then it stops being theory and starts becoming experience. I appreciate Joe's well-rounded approach to the subject of shared leadership. A heady piece with heart."" --Peyton Jones, West Region Catalyst, North American Mission Board ""I highly recommend this resource to pastors and leaders as a guide to understanding spiritual leadership in the local church."" --Rick Dunn, Executive Director, Gateway Leadership Initiative ""Miller has done a huge service for all tired pastors and leaders. He has written a wonderful book reminding us of the biblical blueprint of plurality leadership for the church."" --Benjamin C. Shin, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University J. R. Miller is Professor of Applied Theology & Leadership and Dean of Online Learning at Southern California Seminary. Joe is a coach to church planters and planting his second elder-led church. He has authored multiple books on church history, biblical theology, leadership, and a devotional for building teams. Joe and his wife Suzanne enjoy the sun and surf with their three sons in San Diego, California.
ISBN: 1532618018
ISBN13: 9781532618017
Author: J. R. Miller
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Format: Paperback
PublicationDate: 2017-04-20
Language: English
PageCount: 144
Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.33 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 5.6 ounces

Elders Lead a Healthy Family explores the biblical paradigm for shared leadership: elders as the spiritual ""big brothers"" and shepherds to the family of God. This book is a fresh biblical alternative to the standard fare of pragmatic church leadership. Delivered in a winsome and irenic style, the book addresses the key concerns of our day, including pastoral burnout, women as elders, women and the pastoral gift, power in leadership, abuse of power in ministry, ministerial pay, and fostering missional-leadership structures. The answer to so many of the problems facing the church is not more coaching or better education. The answer requires our churches to change the very structures that foster abuse, isolation, and burnout. If we hope to save our pastors, then we need our pastors to abandon the ""pastor-as-CEO"" model of leadership. If we want to reach the lost, we need a systemic change in the way we plant, grow, and maintain our churches. Instead of putting a solo leader at the top of ""Church Incorporated,"" we need to build teams of elders, doing ministry together, as they lead the family of God. ""A refreshing alternative to the numerous familiar (and generally fruitless) attempts to baptize the pragmatic priorities of secular leadership theory into the waters of New Testament ecclesiology. . . . Elders Lead a Healthy Family ought to be required reading for vocational and nonvocational church leaders alike. --Joseph H. Hellerman, Author of When the Church Was a Family ""Elders Lead a Healthy Family is a fascinating, fresh look at church leadership. No one wants their sacred cows questioned, but that's exactly what this book does. With excellent scholarship and personal stories, J. R. Miller builds a biblical case for elder-led churches."" --Lyn Smith, Bible Activist, Speaker, Author ""Elders Lead a Healthy Family provides an alternate model to help churches, and church leaders, embrace God's design of shared leadership."" --Benjamin L. Merkle, Author of 40 Questions about Elders ""Miller is a rare combination of theorist/practitioner, except when you're doing what you're writing about; then it stops being theory and starts becoming experience. I appreciate Joe's well-rounded approach to the subject of shared leadership. A heady piece with heart."" --Peyton Jones, West Region Catalyst, North American Mission Board ""I highly recommend this resource to pastors and leaders as a guide to understanding spiritual leadership in the local church."" --Rick Dunn, Executive Director, Gateway Leadership Initiative ""Miller has done a huge service for all tired pastors and leaders. He has written a wonderful book reminding us of the biblical blueprint of plurality leadership for the church."" --Benjamin C. Shin, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University J. R. Miller is Professor of Applied Theology & Leadership and Dean of Online Learning at Southern California Seminary. Joe is a coach to church planters and planting his second elder-led church. He has authored multiple books on church history, biblical theology, leadership, and a devotional for building teams. Joe and his wife Suzanne enjoy the sun and surf with their three sons in San Diego, California.

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Shipping method varies depending on what is being shipped.  

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All orders are shipped with a tracking number. Once your order has left our warehouse, a confirmation e-mail with a tracking number will be sent to you. You will be able to track your package at all times. 

Damaged Parcel
If your package has been delivered in a PO Box, please note that we are not responsible for any damage that may result (consequences of extreme temperatures, theft, etc.). 

If you have any questions regarding shipping or want to know about the status of an order, please contact us or email to support@stevensbooks.com.

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To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.

Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases.

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  • Gift cards
  • Downloadable software products
  • Some health and personal care items

To complete your return, we require a tracking number, which shows the items which you already returned to us.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)

  • Book with obvious signs of use
  • CD, DVD, VHS tape, software, video game, cassette tape, or vinyl record that has been opened
  • Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error
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Items returned to us as a result of our error will receive a full refund,some returns may be subject to a restocking fee of 7% of the total item price, please contact a customer care team member to see if your return is subject. Returns that arrived on time and were as described are subject to a restocking fee.

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