Gospel Eldership by Robert Thune (Review)

I just finished this book, Gospel Eldership: Equipping a New Generation of Servant Leaders by Robert Thune. He did a wonderful job working through ten chapters on eldership. This study on eldership would be great for prospective elders. It is well-grounded, offers a breadth of questions that are thought-provoking. Each chapter has questions to work through. The perspective is reformed and complementarian.

It would be well augmented by the reading of

• Bible Doctrine: Essential Teachings of the Christian Faith by Wayne Grudem, 
• The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict by Ken Sande, 
• Alexander Strauch's book Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership, 
• And John Whitmer's book The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church. 

The book is 130 pages long and published by New Growth Press.

Chapter Titles Include: 

1. Servant Leadership (Exercise: "Know Thyself")
2. A Biblical Approach to Church Leadership (Exercise: False Righteousness)
3. The Primacy of Character (Exercise: Identifying Idols)
4. The Leadership Triangle (Exercise: Leadership Triangle Self-Assessment)
5. Elders Feed the Church (Exercise: The gospel and Spiritual Disciplines)
6. Elders Lead the Church (Exercise: Examining Your Character)
7. Elders Protect the Church (Exercise: The Gospel and Conflict Resolution)
8. Elders Care for the Church (Exercise: Identifying Pride)
9. Missional Eldership (Exercise: Mission and Your Heart)
10. The Temptation of Leadership (Exercise: Identifying Your Temptations)