Liberating the Laity: equipping all the saints for ministry

by R Paul Stevens

Overview

Every church has far more work than any one person can do. Even a team of professionals is not enough. The New Testament solution was for every member to be a minister. Though the priesthood of all believers was a key idea in the Reformation, it is little practised today. Following secular models, churches usually organize around the clergy, who are paid by the laity to do the ministry. Paul Stevens argues that, according to Scripture, the primary task of a Christian leader is not to do the work but to equip the saints to do it. Exploring new options for pastors, tentmakers and laypeople, this book provides structures and strategies to best equip all the saints for ministry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781573830126
Publisher:	Regent College Publishing
Publication date:	03/01/2002
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	6.04(w) x 8.74(h) x 0.43(d)