The Elder-Led Church: How an Eldership Team Shepherds a Healthy Flock

Church leadership is a shared responsibility, not a solo venture. This book equips pastors and elders to lead the church together as a team, focusing not so much on what they are to be but on what they as a body are to do. Written by a former pastor, now a seminary lecturer and longtime volunteer elder, this book is a groundbreaking resource for local churches of all shapes and sizes.

Contents

Foreword by David Strain
Acknowledgments
Introduction

Part One: Elders Are Leaders

1. The Bible’s Story of Eldership
2. The Lead Leaders
3. Leading Together
4. Raising Up New Leaders

Part Two: Big-Picture Leadership

5. Leading with Theological Clarity
6. Leading with Gospel Vision
7. Leading with Effective Structures

Part Three: Leading Signature Ministries

8. Leading the Mission: Local and Global Evangelism
9. Leading on Sunday: Word and Worship
10. Leading as Shepherds: Care and Discipleship

Part Four: Leading Well

11. Leading on the Ground
12. When the Leaders Meet

Bibliography
Index of Scripture
Index of Subjects and Names

Endorsements

“An amazing achievement on eldership—a true gift to the church! This Christ-centered, gospel-focused, biblically grounded, theologically clear, exegetically thorough, well-researched, and immensely practical book should find its home in every church and seminary library and the hands of every man called to lead, oversee, shepherd, protect, and teach God’s church.”
—Douglas Sean O’Donnell, Senior Vice President of Bible Editorial, Crossway Books

“The perspective provided by this reputable, credible, and gospel-sensitive author is valuable for philosophy but also a great blessing for the actual practices of leaders who serve in a local church.”
—Bryan Chapell, Author, Christ-Centered Preaching; Stated Clerk, Presbyterian Church in America