Abstract
The spate of recent scandals of power abuse by leaders within the evangelical world suggests something is wrong in our churches. When a leader misuses power, they have misunderstood and misrepresented God and the gospel. This volume addresses the key underlying issue of what a biblical and healthy use of power in the church actually looks like. Authors from a variety of Christian backgrounds and traditions help frame a biblical and theological understanding and practice of power use, describe what it looks like when things go wrong (and how to recognize the signs), and suggest how the contemporary church can and must do better in this area. This book is a rigorously grounded biblical challenge to much contemporary practice. It is a call to reformation.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Not so with you |
| Subtitle of host publication | power and leadership for the church |
| Editors | Mark Stirling, Mark Meynell |
| Place of Publication | Eugene, OR |
| Publisher | Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock Publishers) |
| Chapter | 2 |
| Pages | 17-31 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781666760187 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781666760170, 9781666760163 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2023 |