Elders in Congregational Life | Phil A. Newton
Phil A. Newton. Elders in Congregational Life: Rediscovering the Biblical Model for Church Leadership. Kregel, 2005. 176 pp.
“Why elders?” The question was posed to me as our congregation journeyed through the transition to elder leadership. My home church did not have elders; neither did the three churches where I had previously served as pastor. Although elders could be found among Presbyterian and Church of Christ congregations in the community, Baptists just did not have elders. So why should I spend the energy and time, not to mention stir up potential trouble, to move to a leadership structure of plural eldership?
Three primary elements moved me into the direction of a plurality of elders: Scripture, Baptist history, and practical issues of church life.
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