{"product_id":"independent-eldership-paperback","title":"Independent Eldership - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Kneale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGetting leadership right matters, especially when it comes to the local church. Who leads and how they lead can bring great blessing or serious detriment to the life and witness of God's gathered people. In \u003cem\u003eIndependent Eldership\u003c\/em\u003e, Stephen Kneale traces the biblical picture of what eldership is, how it relates to congregational government, and how this office can be effectively fulfilled in the life of the local church. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScripturally moored and practically applied, the truths in this book are designed to help everyone in the church understand who should lead them and what this leadership looks like in practical terms. Topics such as the relationship of elders to their families, to the church, and to their own growth and welfare as Christians are explored with insight and ready applicability. As part of the 'A People on Purpose' series of titles, \u003cem\u003e Independent Eldership\u003c\/em\u003e is an ideal resource for informing church members, equipping eldership teams, and providing training for future leaders in how God gathers, governs and grows the church for his own glory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A People on Purpose' is an original series of volumes with the health of the local church at its core. It is God who \u003cem\u003egathers\u003c\/em\u003e his church, who ultimately \u003cem\u003egoverns\u003c\/em\u003e his church, and who graciously \u003cem\u003egrows\u003c\/em\u003e his church in depth and breadth for his glory. These three realities form the framework for what this series seeks to address: providing biblically faithful teaching on what the church is, how its life can be ordered in line with Scripture, and how its growth can be fostered and cultivated, under God. The goal of the series is to encourage godly leadership, healthy congregationalism, and a church order which reflects the pattern and power found in the New Testament. Healthy Christians make for healthy churches, and healthy churches make for healthy Christians. Likewise, healthy churches are led by healthy leaders who have been shaped by healthy resources. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42770079055968,"sku":"9781917322027","price":34.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/jmuzb7w9E9781917322027.webp?v=1779720666","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/independent-eldership-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}