Embracing Shared Ministry: Power and Status in the Early Church and Why It Matters Today

by Joseph H. Hellerman

Healthy church leadership based on the model of shared ministry in the early church Social historian and pastor Joe Hellerman addresses issues of power and authority in the church--in the New Testament and in the church today--in a fresh, culturally nuanced way. The local church, Hellerman maintains, should be led and taught by a community of leaders who relate to one another first as brothers and sisters in Christ, and who function only secondarily--and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0825442648
• ISBN13: 9780825442643
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Kregel Publications
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"