Liberating the Laity by R Paul Stevens
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.R.Paul Stevens is a marketplace ministry mentor and emeritus professor of marketplace theology and leadership at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has worked as a carpenter and a businessman, as well as serving as the pastor of a Montreal inner-city church. Doing God's Business, Work Matters, Marriage Spirituality, The Other Six Days, and Spiritual Gifts are just a few of his publications and Bible studies. He coauthored The Marketplace Annotated Bibliography with Pete Hammond and Todd Svanoe.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780877846130 |
| ISBN 10 | 0877846138 |
| Title | Liberating the Laity |
| Author | R Paul Stevens |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | IVP Books |
| Year published | 1985-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 177 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |