Shepherding God's Flock
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Shepherding God's Flock

Biblical Leadership in the New Testament and Beyond

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Shepherding God's Flock

Biblical Leadership in the New Testament and Beyond

About this book

A biblical, historical, theological, and practical foundation for pastoral leadershipPastors have been entrusted with leading the people of God. The shepherds of God's flock must protect them from and guide them through the many dangers believers face. Although ultimately the Church is led by Christ, pastors are to provide godly examples of what it means to be a follower of the Lord. Consequently, who leads the church, the type of authority they are given, how they relate to one another, to whom they are accountable, and how they are selected are of utmost importance to the life and health of God's people. This book provides the biblical, historical, theological, and practical foundation of the crucial task of leading God's people.

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Yes, you can access Shepherding God's Flock by Benjamin L. Merkle, Thomas R. Schreiner in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Christian Ministry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Chapter 1: Did the Church Borrow Leadership Structures from the Old Testament or Synagogue?
  8. Chapter 2: Shepherds and Shepherding in the Gospels
  9. Chapter 3: The Pattern of Leadership in Acts & Paul’s Letters to Churches
  10. Chapter 4: Overseeing and Serving the Church in the Pastoral and General Epistles
  11. Chapter 5: The Development and Consolidation of the Papacy
  12. Chapter 6: The Papacy from Leo I to Vatican II
  13. Chapter 7: The Rule of Elders: The Presbyterian Angle on Church Leadership
  14. Chapter 8: A Cousin of Catholicism: The Anglican Understanding of Church Leadership
  15. Chapter 9: Baptists and a Plurality of Elders
  16. Chapter 10: Putting It All Together: A Theology of Church Leadership
  17. Chapter 11: Leading the Church in Today’s World: What It Means Practically to Shepherd God’s Flock
  18. Scripture Index
  19. Ancient Sources Index
  20. Back Cover