Eldership and the Mission of God

Equipping Teams for Faithful Church Leadership

Bob Hyatt , J.R. Briggs , Alan Hirsch (Foreword)

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Every church needs leadership. But leadership should not reside in a single pastor. The biblical model for church leadership is found in teams of elders who together guide the community into God's mission. Church leaders J.R. Briggs and Bob Hyatt provide a comprehensive picture of elders as agents of mission for their communities. Healthy eldership structures a church for mission, as elder teams model the kind of community the local church is intended to be and steward the gospel in a local context. Looking at eldership through a missiological lens, Briggs and Hyatt unpack the role, character and posture of a mission-oriented elder. Elders oversee, shepherd, teach, equip and model for Gods people what life with Jesus looks like in a particular context. Including a study guide that elder teams can work through together, the authors provide practical guidance for how elders are selected, work together, make decisions, protect the congregation and invest in the lives of others. Discover here a clear vision for what it means to be a faithful elder. May it help you and your church thrive in pursuing God's mission in the world.

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ISBN: 9780830897155
Producer:
InterVarsity Press
EAN: 9780830897155
Weight: 0.001kg
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Digital delivered electronically
File size: 1.1MB
Release Date: 28.02.2015
Language: English

Book contents

Introduction: Structured for Mission 1. Mission-Oriented Elders 2. Characteristics of Mission Alignment—and What Derails It 3. The Roles of an Elder 4. Biblical Qualifications of an Elder 5. Cultivating an Ethos Rooted in Gods Mission 6. Selecting Elders 7. Eldership as Spiritual Formation 8. Team Leadership 9. The Role of Elders in Decision Making 10. The Difficult Tasks of Elders 11. What about Women Elders? 12. Practical Questions and Answers Epilogue: Eldership as Stewardship Discussion Questions Acknowledgments Recommended Resources About the Authors

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Alan Hirsch

Alan Hirsch is the founding Director of Forge Mission Training Network. He is the co-founder of shapevine.com, an international forum for engaging with world transforming ideas. He leads Future Travelers, a learning journey applying missional-incarnational approaches to established churches and is an active participant in The Tribe of LA, a Jesus community among artists and creatives in Los Angeles. Known for his innovative approach to mission, Hirsch is a teacher and key mission strategist for churches across the western world. His popular book (with Michael Frost) is widely considered to be a seminal text on mission. Alan's recent book , has quickly become a key reference for missional thinking, particularly as it relates to movements. His book is a radical restatement about the role that Jesus plays in defining missional movements. , his latest book (with his wife Debra) is about missional discipleship for a missional church. His experience in leadership includes leading a local church movement among the marginalized as well as heading up the Mission and Revitalization work of his denomination. Hirsch is an adjunct professor at Fuller Seminary and lectures frequently throughout Australia, Europe, and the U.S.

J.R. Briggs