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).
Benjamin L. Merkle, The Elder and Overseer: One Office in the Early Church. Studies in Biblical Literature 57. Peter Lang, 2003. Sequels: Merkle, 40 Questions About Elders and Deacons (2007) Merkle, Why Elders (2009) Referenced in: Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is the result of the author’s doctoral dissertation under the direction of Dr.
John C. Maxwell, Equipping 101. Thomas Nelson, 2004. Referenced in: Leadership Development Through Life Effectiveness John Maxwell Leadership Library – Inspiring Leadership Empowering Leadership Brief Intro to Maxwell John Maxwell is perhaps the most widely-read author on leadership and life-effectiveness today. For this reason, LifeandLeadership.com cross-lists Maxwell’s writings under different categories: Inspiring Leadership – Maxwell
R. Alastair Campbell, The Elders: Seniority Within Earliest Christianity. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2005. Referenced in: Plural-Elder Congregational Leadership LifeandLeadership.com Summary Campbell’s essential position is stated below in the publisher’s description. It provides an interesting counterpoint to the view of Benjamin Merkle, The Elder and Overseer, which sees within the New Testament an early
