Why Elders?: A Biblical and Practical Guide for Church Members
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Most works on elders are written for the pastor or church leader, but this volume speaks directly to the church member. Benjamin L. Merkle grounds this study about church elders in the Word of God as he clearly and succinctly informs laypeople of the scriptural qualifications and responsibilities of elders and deacons. Then he implores lay men and women to vote wisely concerning church leadership. Why Elders assumes the voice of the curious church member who reads the Bible with an eye focused on the early church's organizational structure and asks, "Why did they do it the way they did" and "How can we follow Scripture's prescription for leadership."
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- Title: Why Elders?: A Biblical and Practical Guide for Church Members
- Author: Benjamin L. Merkle
- Publisher: Wordsearch
- Print Publication Date: 2009
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Pages: 105
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Elders (Church officers); Pastoral theology
- ISBNs: 9780825433511, 0825433517
- Resource ID: LLS:WS_375D90E11F48468DBCE2BB60DB80E12A
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-08-15T22:16:18Z
Benjamin L. Merkle (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Dr. M. O. Owens Jr. Chair of New Testament Studies and professor of New Testament and Greek at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than 40 books, including Greek for Life, Exegetical Gems from Biblical Greek, Linguistics and New Testament Greek, Beginning with New Testament Greek, and Going Deeper with New Testament Greek. He is also the editor of Southeastern Theological Review.