Elders and leaders : God's plan for leading the church : a biblical, historical, and cultural perspective /
Getz, Gene A.
Elders and leaders : God's plan for leading the church : a biblical, historical, and cultural perspective / Gene A. Getz. - Chicago : Moody Publishers, c2003. - 362 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Flying in formation : a community project -- Our frame of reference -- Discovering supracultural principles -- The Ekklesia of God (A.D. 33) -- The elders in Jerusalem (A.D. 45) -- A prayer and healing ministry (A.D. 45-47) -- The first church-planting mission (A.D. 47) -- The law-grace controversy (A.D. 49) -- Character-based judgments (A.D. 49-50) -- Respect and esteem (A.D. 51) -- The Ephesian elders (A.D. 58) -- Leadership qualifications (A.D. 63) -- Assistants to elders/overseers : deacons (A.D. 63) -- A woman's role in ministry (A.D. 63) -- The household model (A.D. 63) -- Financial support (A.D. 63) -- Protection and discipline (A.D. 63) -- Shepherding God's flock (A.D. 63) -- A doctrine of character (A.D. 65) -- Marriage and family requirements (A.D. 63, 65) -- Serving with joy (A.D. 66-70) -- Titles and an overarching function -- Specific leadership functions -- Selecting and appointing elders -- Plurality in leadership -- The need for a primary leader -- Accountability, delegation and forms -- Principles for appointing leaders (part 1) -- Principles for appointing leaders (part 2) -- Principles for leadership functions (part 1) -- Principles for leadership functions (part 2) -- Principles for leadership functions (part 3) -- Age requirements -- Leadership selection -- Board size and length of service -- More form questions -- A succession plan.
080241057X
2003007611
Christian leadership--Biblical teaching.
Leadership--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BS680.L4 / G48 2003
262/.1
Elders and leaders : God's plan for leading the church : a biblical, historical, and cultural perspective / Gene A. Getz. - Chicago : Moody Publishers, c2003. - 362 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Flying in formation : a community project -- Our frame of reference -- Discovering supracultural principles -- The Ekklesia of God (A.D. 33) -- The elders in Jerusalem (A.D. 45) -- A prayer and healing ministry (A.D. 45-47) -- The first church-planting mission (A.D. 47) -- The law-grace controversy (A.D. 49) -- Character-based judgments (A.D. 49-50) -- Respect and esteem (A.D. 51) -- The Ephesian elders (A.D. 58) -- Leadership qualifications (A.D. 63) -- Assistants to elders/overseers : deacons (A.D. 63) -- A woman's role in ministry (A.D. 63) -- The household model (A.D. 63) -- Financial support (A.D. 63) -- Protection and discipline (A.D. 63) -- Shepherding God's flock (A.D. 63) -- A doctrine of character (A.D. 65) -- Marriage and family requirements (A.D. 63, 65) -- Serving with joy (A.D. 66-70) -- Titles and an overarching function -- Specific leadership functions -- Selecting and appointing elders -- Plurality in leadership -- The need for a primary leader -- Accountability, delegation and forms -- Principles for appointing leaders (part 1) -- Principles for appointing leaders (part 2) -- Principles for leadership functions (part 1) -- Principles for leadership functions (part 2) -- Principles for leadership functions (part 3) -- Age requirements -- Leadership selection -- Board size and length of service -- More form questions -- A succession plan.
080241057X
2003007611
Christian leadership--Biblical teaching.
Leadership--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BS680.L4 / G48 2003
262/.1