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008			140702s2014 miu b 001 0 eng
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035			_a(OCoLC)882468482
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082			_a262.1 _bN561E
090			_aBX6346 _b.N48 2014
100	1		_aNewton, Phil A.
245	1	0	_aElders in the life of the church : _brediscovering the biblical model for church leadership / _cPhil A. Newton, Matt Schmucker; foreword by Mark Dever.
260			_aGrand Rapids, MI : _bKregel Publications, _cc2014
300			_a256 p. ; _c23 cm.
500			_aUpdate of previous edition, Elders in Congregational Life, c.2005, by Phil A. Newton.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 245-246) and indexes.
505	0	0	_tWhy Baptist elders is not an oxymoron -- _tSheep without a shepherd -- _tElders in the New Testament -- _tNot actually a new idea -- _tCharacter and congregationalism -- _tUnity in truth -- _tA model for our times : Acts 20:17-31 -- _tFailure , then success -- _tElders in the local church: 1 Timothy 3:1-7 -- _tDisagreements among the brothers -- _tElders and congregation in concert : Hebrews 13:17-19 -- _tFrom suspicion to trust -- _tSpiritual leaders for God's flock : 1 Peter 5:1-5 -- _tWhat kind of model? -- _tThinking about transition to elder leadership -- _tEvolution, not revolution -- _tCan it be done? Making the transition to elder leadership -- _tTempted to avoid change? -- _tPutting it all together -- _tWhat you will feel -- _tLeadership development in hard places: missioinaries, new churches, and elders.
650		0	_aElders (Church officers) _xBaptists.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip059/2005006561.html
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