Alexander Strauch, Meetings that Work: A Guide to Effective Elders’ Meetings. Lewis and Roth Publishers, 2001. Referenced in: Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary One of the most frustrating aspects of serving as an elder is attending meetings. This is serious enough that the degree of ineffectiveness leads many well-qualified candidates to choose not to serve
Richard H. Swartley, Eldership in Action: Through Biblical Governance of the Church. ECS Ministries, 2005. Referenced in: Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a companion volume to Alexander Strauch’s Biblical Eldership. It consists of seven chapters covering biblical teachings on the role, how to appoint elders, how elders oversee the congregation and ministry staff,
Kennon Callahan, Effective Church Leadership: Building on the Twelve Keys. Harper and Row, 1990. Referenced in: Empowering Leadership Empowering Ministry Belief Systems and Structures Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a companion volume to Callahan’s widely used Twelve Keys to an Effective Church. Although now over 20 years old, it is still a very
Norman Shawchuck and Roger Heuser, Managing the Congregation: Building Effective Systems to Serve People. Abingdon, 1996. Companion volume: Heuser and Shawchuck, Leading the Congregation Referenced in: Empowering Leadership Empowering Ministry Belief Systems and Structures Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a good companion to another volume by Shawchuck, Leading the Congregation. Shawchuck has a
Ian Fair, Leadership in the Kingdom: Sensitive Strategies for the Church in a Changing World. Second Edition. ACU Press, 2008. Referenced in: Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership Empowering Leadership Empowering Ministry Belief Systems and Structures Leader-Manager Continuum LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a fine text representing the Plural-Elder Congregational model of church leadership. In this respect, Fair is
David Fleer and Charles Siburt, Like a Shepherd Lead Us: Guidance for the Gentle Art of Pastoring. Leafwood Publishers, 2006. Companion volume: Fleer and Siburt, Good Shepherds Referenced in: Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary These volumes include a series of articles selected from presentations at the national multi-site ElderLink workshops sponsored by Abilene Christian University.
Lynn Anderson, They Smell Like Sheep, Part 2: Leading with the Heart of a Shepherd. Howard / Simon and Schuster, 2007. Prequel: Anderson, They Smell Like Sheep, Volume 1 Referenced in: Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership Pastoral Theology Shepherd Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is a follow-up to Lynn Anderson’s modern classic, They Smell Like Sheep, Volume 1.
Lynn Anderson, They Smell Like Sheep: Spiritual Leadership for the 21st Century.Howard Publishing, 2002. Sequel: Anderson, They Smell Like Sheep, Volume 2 Referenced in: Pastoral Care Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership Shepherding Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This book serves many purposes. LifeandLeadership.com focuses on two. First, this is a superb theology of pastoral care. It presents a compelling,
Benjamin L. Merkle, Why Elders? A Biblical and Practical Guide for Church Members. Kregel Academic and Professional, 2009. Prequels: Merkle, The Elder and Overseer (2003) Merkle, 40 Questions About Elders and Deacons (2007) Referenced in: Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary The foundation of this book is Merkle’s doctoral research that culminated in the scholarly work,
Benjamin L. Merkle, 40 Questions About Elders and Deacons (40 Questions and Answers Series). Kregel Academic and Professional, 2007. Prequel: Merkle, The Elder and Overseer (2003) Sequel: Merkle, Why Elders (2009) Referenced in: Plural-Elder Church Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This stems from Merkle’s doctoral research that culminated in the scholarly work, The Elder and Overseer (2003).
