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What Is Biblical Church Leadership?
Scripture presents a clear vision for how the local church should organize and govern, exercise authority, and train future leaders. Beyond knowing what biblical church leadership looks like, pastors need practical tools to implement and communicate it throughout their congregations. This small-group study guide from 9Marks helps churches learn a biblical model for church leadership […]
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How Biblical Church Leadership Benefits Women with John Folmar, Brad Wheeler, and Josh Manley (Priscilla Talk, Ep. 34)
In this episode of Priscilla Talk, the hosts bring in special guests to talk about how biblical church leadership benefits women.
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On Why Biblical Church Leadership Matters in Missions with Brian Parks, Mark Collins, and Eric White (Missions Talk, Ep. 8)
In this new episode of Missions Talk, our hosts discuss the importance of biblical leadership with three missionaries from around the world.
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The First Steps in Changing Church Leadership Structure
Changes in the leadership structure require devotion to the church and willingness to endure whatever unsettling times might follow.
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Class VIII: Church Leadership
Through submission we model the godly humility that should characterize us as a church, and we maintain our Christian unity in the midst of disagreement.
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Understanding Church Leadership
Who leads a church? Why is this important to God? God cares about his glory, and he means to display his glory through the church. For this very end, God has established elders and deacons, members, and congregational authority. This primer on church structure connects the different offices of the church to one another and […]
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Elders, Deacons, and Church Leadership with Mark Dever
Have you ever considered the use of the title ‘elder’ or ‘deacon’ and how these titles might differ in their role in the church? Dr. Mark Dever, senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church, discusses the roles of each in this interview.
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Would Churches Be Healthier Without Formal Leadership?
Movements. Missional. Multiplication. These are the three dominant words in the church planting conversation, both in North America and abroad. "The Starfish and the Spirit" represents these emphases well.
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On Leadership and Church Size Dynamics (Pastors Talk, Ep. 256)
Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman address church size and how it affects leadership and church structure on this episode of Pastors Talk.
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Book Review: Churches, Cultures & Leadership: A Practical Theology of Congregations and Ethnicities
If you’re looking for a book that explains how cultural differences might play out in the context of the local church, this could be a very helpful resource.
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Ninth Mark of a Healthy Church Member: Follows Leadership
Church members are the people who generally make or break a local church.
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Operations: The Unseen Mark of a Healthy Church
When a church’s trellis is broken, its ministry vine can’t grow. This is why church operations—the daily management of people, finances, and processes—is so necessary.