Lay Elders eJournal

The new Nine Marks eJournal for November/December is covering the topic of Lay Elders. I am looking forward to reading through this edition. I always find their work to be both enlightening and encouraging.

I noticed that it was titled, "... part 1" so I am hoping for more on this topic. As I looked through the table of contents, I didn't find anything about my situation exactly. It is mostly geared toward elders in the church who are also holding down a full-time job. That is me, but the journal isn't really dealing with Lay Elders who are the only Elder in their church.

It still sounds really interesting with articles titled:

A Job Description for Lay Elders
How Much Time Can a Lay Elder Give to Ministry?
Raising Up Elders: Three Areas to Address
Raising Up Elders: Four Foundational Principles
Four Ways to Equip New Elders
Besetting Sins of Lay Elders
How Pastor Mark Passes Out Authority

They have a printable pdf version available or a Kindle or epub version. Click on through to download your copy today.

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