Comments on: Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call To Restore Biblical Church Leadership http://www.pietyhilldesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/biblical-eldership-an-urgent-call-to-restore-biblical-church-leadership/ Where Faith, Opinion, Design and Technology Collide Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:48:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: pietyhill http://www.pietyhilldesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/biblical-eldership-an-urgent-call-to-restore-biblical-church-leadership/#comment-7794 pietyhill Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:31:15 +0000 http://www.pietyhilldesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/biblical-eldership-an-urgent-call-to-restore-biblical-church-leadership/#comment-7794 Hi Nikki: It just got straightened out... a couple spammers got through and I zapped them. Yes, that's the Mike A... Change is tough... it's like the Christian faith in a lot of ways... you have to take the lead, but be humble. You have to fight wolves, while being nurturing. You're up front, but your supposed to be practically invisible. I suppose it means that the fellowship has to be "on" -- in the Spirit and into the Word at all times. Since you're not relying on an institution or someone sitting where the buck stops, you are really leaining on God and that takes faith and that's scary. Hi Nikki:

It just got straightened out… a couple spammers got through and I zapped them.

Yes, that’s the Mike A…

Change is tough… it’s like the Christian faith in a lot of ways… you have to take the lead, but be humble. You have to fight wolves, while being nurturing. You’re up front, but your supposed to be practically invisible. I suppose it means that the fellowship has to be “on” — in the Spirit and into the Word at all times. Since you’re not relying on an institution or someone sitting where the buck stops, you are really leaining on God and that takes faith and that’s scary.

]]> By: Nikki http://www.pietyhilldesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/biblical-eldership-an-urgent-call-to-restore-biblical-church-leadership/#comment-7793 Nikki Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:22:05 +0000 http://www.pietyhilldesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/biblical-eldership-an-urgent-call-to-restore-biblical-church-leadership/#comment-7793 Why does it say 3 comments and only Mike has commented??? Is this Mike A*******? Just curious. I think the reason you don't hear about biblical eldership is because it is such a big thing to change. Its not like deciding to make someone meals cause they have a baby, its changing the whole way a fellowship interacts and is managed. Not too many people are up to change, so this is likely what makes it an unpopular topic. That's my guess anyway. Why does it say 3 comments and only Mike has commented??? Is this Mike A*******? Just curious. I think the reason you don’t hear about biblical eldership is because it is such a big thing to change. Its not like deciding to make someone meals cause they have a baby, its changing the whole way a fellowship interacts and is managed. Not too many people are up to change, so this is likely what makes it an unpopular topic. That’s my guess anyway.

]]> By: Mike http://www.pietyhilldesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/biblical-eldership-an-urgent-call-to-restore-biblical-church-leadership/#comment-7769 Mike Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:14:07 +0000 http://www.pietyhilldesign.com/blog/2007/04/11/biblical-eldership-an-urgent-call-to-restore-biblical-church-leadership/#comment-7769 It does seem odd that there is such a continual abundance of books written about how to mangage our personal lives or be more successful in business, but hardly any on Biblical eldership and "church management" especially when there are such clear statements about it in the Bible and so many clear failures in applying them now and historically in the church. It's more than just "odd" ... it's feels dark and demonic. It does seem odd that there is such a continual abundance of books written about how to mangage our personal lives or be more successful in business, but hardly any on Biblical eldership and “church management” especially when there are such clear statements about it in the Bible and so many clear failures in applying them now and historically in the church. It’s more than just “odd” … it’s feels dark and demonic.

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