Lead His Church (PDF)
To effectively lead in a local church, one must have several “core competencies.”
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To effectively lead in a local church, one must have several “core competencies.” Chapter 1 “Looking Within” addresses the internal growth of a leader, especially as a learner, enabling the elder to become an effective teacher. The next two chapters, “Looking Around” and “Looking Ahead,” address two critical leadership skills for elders; decision-making and strategic planning, respectively. The much-needed art of mentoring and discipling is explained in Chapter 4 “Taking under Wing,” while the elder’s ministry of shepherding and providing Godly counsel is highlighted in Chapter 5 “Taking Alongside.” The final chapter, “Taking to Task,” explains the unfortunate necessity of church discipline, an often-neglected dimension of an elder’s work.
