Vital Church Issues: Examining Principles and Practices in Church Leadership

The Vital Issues Series draws upon the insights and study of numerous evangelical scholars and writers to address the practical questions and issues of contemporary life. Chosen from past issues of Bibliotheca Sacra, these volumes address questions faced by every believer who sincerely desires to please God and to be more Christ-like.Contents: The church at history's hinge / Leith Anderson --Theological issues of 21st-century ministry / Leith Anderson --Personal challenges for 21st-century pastors / Leith Anderson --Practice of ministry in 21st-century churches / Leith Anderson --Priorities for the local church / Raymond C. Ortlund --The church's mission in the world / John R.W. Stott --Augustine's self-watch: a model for pastoral leadership / Matthew R. St. John --The "elder" in the Old and New testaments / David A. Mappes --The New Testament elder, overseer, and pastor / David A. Mappes --The discipline of a sinning elder / David A. Mappes --The "laying on of hands" of elders / David A. Mappes --Can fallen leaders be restored to leadership? / Jay E. Smith --The Old Testament offices as paradigm for pastoral identity / John E. Johnson --Audience relevance in expository preaching / Keith Willhite --Ancient psalms and modern worship / Edward M. Curtis --Assimilating new converts into the local church / R. Larry Moyer --Confidentiality in counseling individuals with HIV/AIDS / Jay A. Quine --Evangelical education for the 21st century / Kenneth O. Gangel.