Church Leadership & Governance
Theology and practice of pastoral leadership and church polity. Covers elder and deacon qualifications and character, church governance structures and decision-making, staff culture and hiring, conflict resolution and mediation, vision-casting and strategic planning, and organizational health. Contains works by Strauch, Dever, Leeman, Witmer, and others.
28 works
Mark Dever's 'A Display of God's Glory' is a concise yet comprehensive theological work advocating for a biblically faithful approach to local church organizati…
This edited volume, primarily by Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman, offers a comprehensive defense of Baptist ecclesiology, specifically congregational church gove…
Jamie Dunlop's 'Budgeting for a Healthy Church' redefines church budgeting not merely as a financial exercise but as a profoundly spiritual act that reveals a c…
Jonathan Leeman's 'Church Discipline' argues for the essential, loving, and biblical practice of church discipline as an implication of a robust gospel. Leeman …
Jonathan Leeman's "Church Discipline: How the Church Protects the Name of Jesus" offers a comprehensive theological framework and practical guide for implementi…
Jeramie Rinne's 'Church Elders' provides a concise, biblical job description for church elders, aiming to correct common misconceptions about their role. Part o…
Jeramie Rinne's 'Church Elders' provides a concise, biblical job description for church elders, challenging the common misconception that elders are merely corp…
Mark Dever's "Church Essentials: What is a Healthy Church?" is a six-session curriculum designed to equip both pastors and church members with a biblical unders…
“Church in Hard Places” by Mez McConnell and Mike McKinley is a compelling and practical theological work advocating for the central role of the local church in…
This book is a personal and practical guide to church planting and revitalization, written from the perspective of Mike McKinley, a pastor who revitalized Guilf…
Matt Smethurst's "Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church," part of the 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches series, provides a comprehensive and practic…
J. Mack Stiles's "Evangelism: How the Whole Church Speaks of Jesus" is a compelling call for local churches to cultivate a pervasive culture of evangelism rathe…
Thabiti Anyabwile's 'Finding Faithful Elders and Deacons' is a practical and exegetical guide for local churches seeking to identify, train, and appoint godly l…
Healthy Churches: A Beginner’s Guide is an edited collection of essays from 9Marks, a ministry dedicated to equipping church leaders with a biblical vision for …
Andy Johnson's 'Missions: How the Local Church Goes Global' is a practical and biblically-grounded guide for local churches seeking to engage effectively in glo…
Mark Dever's "Nine Marks of a Healthy Church" is a foundational work in contemporary evangelical ecclesiology, arguing for a return to biblical principles for c…
Edited by Mark Dever, 'Polity' is a collection of historical Baptist documents and contemporary essays advocating for a recovery of biblical church governance a…
John Onwuchekwa's "Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church" argues for the vital necessity of corporate prayer for the health and effectiveness of the lo…
Charles Hodge's 'The Church and its Polity' is a foundational work of Reformed ecclesiology, compiled posthumously from his extensive writings and lectures. The…
In "The Compelling Community," Mark Dever and Jamie Dunlop argue for a radical reorientation of how local churches understand and cultivate community. They cont…
Bobby Jamieson's 'The Path to Being a Pastor' offers a comprehensive and biblically grounded guide for men discerning and preparing for vocational pastoral mini…
Mark Dever's 'Twelve Challenges Churches Face' is a pastoral exposition of Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians, addressing perennial issues that threaten the…
Jonathan Leeman's 'Understanding Church Discipline' is a concise yet comprehensive guide for average church members on their biblical responsibility to particip…
Mark Dever's 'Understanding Church Leadership' is a foundational text in the 9Marks Church Basics series, advocating for a biblically-grounded model of church g…
Mark Dever's *Understanding Church Leadership* is a foundational work in the 9Marks Church Basics series, advocating for a biblically-derived model of church go…
Mark Dever's 'Understanding the Great Commission' reorients the common individualistic understanding of Jesus' final command (Matthew 28:18-20) toward a robust …
Thabiti M. Anyabwile's "What Is a Healthy Church Member?" is a practical theological work that defines and encourages the characteristics of an engaged and bibl…
Mark Dever's 'What Is a Healthy Church?' is a concise yet comprehensive guide to understanding and pursuing biblical church health. Drawing extensively from Scr…