Not So with You

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.

Author: Mark Stirling
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published: 06/26/2023
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781666760170

About the Author
Mark Stirling directs the Chalmers Institute and teaches at Highland Theological College, Scotland. He is a former medical doctor and pastor and has a PhD in New Testament from St Andrews University.



Mark Meynell serves as director (Europe & Caribbean) for Langham Preaching (a program of Langham Partnership), is ordained in the Church of England, and has a DMin in cultural apologetics from Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis.