Elders and Leaders
My good friend and spiritual mentor Gene Getz has provided the church  with a must read book for all who wish to understand and apply God's clearly outlined  plan for leading His people.-Tony Evans, Senior Pastor, Oak Cliff Bible  Fellowship, President, The Urban AlternativeMy good friend Gene Getz  has done it again...lifting the biblical essence of the Church and planting it squarely  on the front lines of contemporary life.  In a day when churches are floundering  in stagnant mediocrity and uncertainty,Elders and Leadersbursts through  with the brilliant and transforming biblical model.-Bruce Wilkinson, Author:Prayer of JabezHow refreshing to read a book dealing with church that  is historically biblical yet contemporarily relevant.  Both biblical accuracy  and a lifetime of wisdom merge on a subject filled with controversial issues.   I applaud Gene for providing such clarity on a very misunderstood subject.   This book should be read by all who are in leadership of God's church.-Randy  Pope, Pastor, Perimeter Church, Atlanta, GeorgiaHouses of worship dot  the American landscape, places where people come to gain inner strength for the  tough game of everyday life.  But we the people seem to post a low spiritual  batting average, largely because gaping holes exist in our leadership.  Most  church leaders sincerely want to represent their Lord well, but often fail because  the job is much harder than it looks--a daunting mix of business, education,  soul care and social life. Elder and Leaderspoints the way toward  building an effective leadership team.  Not merely a "my-story" account,  this clearly-written and well-researched manual explains the way a church should  work.  Gene Getz, professionally-competent and biblically-astute pastor of  long experience, has written a superb tool which should be required for reading  and discussion in every church which hopes to make a permanent impact for Jesus  Christ in its community.-Howard G. Hendricks, Distinguished Professor and  Chairman, Center for Christian Leadership Dallas Theological SeminaryWhatever  your denominational orientation might happen to be, this book is a "must read."   Our dear friend, teacher, leader, and scholar, Gene Getz, has given us his Magnum  Opus in this carefully researched and written book onElders and Leaders.   The crisis in leadership in our churches today is at an all-time high.  What  the Bible and especially the New Testament has to say on this subject is clearly,  comprehensively, and convincingly spelled out with supporting exegesis and Scriptural  references.  Not everyone will agree with everything presented, but all will  find biblical, practical, and helpful teaching on leadership.  We warmly and  urgently commend this book to pastors and serious students of God's Word.-Stephen  F. Olford and David L. Olford, Stephen Olford Center for Biblical Preaching