40 Questions About Elders and Deacons (40 Questions & Answers Series)
"This is a superb treatment of crucial issues related to ecclesiology. It is clear, concise, and biblical. This will be a valuable resource in the years ahead as we seek to think theologically and practically about the church."--Daniel L. AkinPresident, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary"Very accessible and readable. . . . Merkle bases his conclusions solely upon Scripture and is ready to make changes, where necessary and biblical, to the way things have always been done."--Jim NewheiserPastor, Grace Bible Church, Escondido, CADirector, Institute for Biblical Counseling and Discipleship"Merkle clearly possesses a mastery of the subject matter and the important literature. It is a delight to read a book that combines competency and readability such as we find in40 Questions About Elders and Deacons. Pastors, students, and lay leaders of the church will find it most useful."--Robert H. SteinSenior Professor of New Testament Interpretation,Southern Baptist Theological Seminary"This work is lucid, biblically grounded, and well argued. Scholars, pastors, and serious readers will profit from this work, which is clearly relevant to how we organize our churches."--Thomas R. SchreinerJames Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation,The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary