Biblical Eldership Church Leadership

Biblical Eldership ISBN: 0-936083-11-5 © 1995 by Alexander Strauch. All rights reserved

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All Scripture quotations. except those noted otherwise, are taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE“, copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, and 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. Scripture quotations marked (va) are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION“. NIV". Copyright 1973. 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.

Scriptures quoted from The Holy Bible, New Century Version, copyright 1987. 1988, 1991 by Word Publishing, Dallas, Texas 75039. Used by permission.

Printed in the United States of America Twenty-fifth Printing / 2015

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Strauch. Alexander. 1944 Biblical eldership: an urgent call to restore biblical church leadership / Alexander Strauch. —- 3rd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-936083-11-5 l. Elders (Church 0fficers)——Biblical teaching. 2. Christian leadership--Biblical teaching. 3. Bible--Criticism, interpretation. etc. I. Title. BS680. L4S77 1995 94-42210 262’.15—-dc20 CIP

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