Lead His Church

Lead His Church by Jim Estep. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780899008578.

Lead His Church is the third volume in the powerful series of 4 books on the leadership of elders in the congregation written by James Estep, David Roadcup, and Gary Johnson. Lead His Church addresses the skills or competencies of an elder as a leader in the congregation and community. Chapter 1 Looking Within, addresses the internal growth of a leader, especially as a learner, enabling the elder to become an effective teacher. The next two chapters Looking Around and Looking Ahead, address two critical leadership skills for elders; decision making and strategic planning respectively. The much needed art of mentoring and discipling is explained in Chapter 4 Taking under Wing, while the elders ministry of shepherding and providing godly counsel is highlighted in Chapter 5, Taking Alongside. The final chapter, Taking to Task, explains the unfortunate necessiry of church discipline, an often neglected dimension of an elders work.