Recommended Books
Ecclesiology
Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership
Alexander Strauch
This comprehensive look at the role and function of elders brings all the advantages of shared leadership into focus. Beginning with the four broad categories of eldership (leading, feeding, caring, and protecting), Biblical Eldership explores the essential work of elders, their qualifications and their relationships with each other.
Confessions of a Reformission Rev.
Mark Driscoll
This is the story of the birth and growth of Mars Hill Church, one of America’s fastest-growing and most innovative churches located in one of America’s toughest mission fields. It’s also the story of the growth of a pastor, the mistakes he’s made along the way, and God’s grace and work in spite of those mistakes.
Elders and Leaders
Gene Getz
Strong leadership in the church is exactly what God had in mind. However, very few people, Getz believes, understand the biblical pattern for church leadership. He has written Elders and Leaders to unravel the mystery and alleviate the confusion surrounding this critical topic.
Nine Marks of a Healthy Church
Mark Dever
What makes for a healthy church? A large congregation? Plentiful parking? Vibrant music? This new expanded edition of Nine Marks of a Healthy Church is not an instruction manual for church growth. It is a pastor’s recommendation of how to assess the health of your church using nine crucial qualities that are neglected by many of today’s churches.
On Church Leadership (Book You'll Actually Read)
Mark Driscoll
Mark Driscoll knows something about church leadership. He founded Mars Hill Church in Seattle in 1996, and it is now one of the fastest-growing and most prolific church-planting churches in America. Writing out of his personal experience and biblical conviction, Driscoll examines six important areas of church leadership, packing big truth into this little book, making it a book you’ll actually read. This book also includes some helpful appendices that answer seventeen common practical questions about church leadership, as well as a sample membership covenant and a list of recommended reading for further study on church leadership.