Finding Faithful Elders and Deacons - Monergism Books

Finding Faithful Elders and DeaconsCopyright © 2012 by Thabiti M. AnyabwilePublished by Crossway1300 Crescent StreetWheaton, Illinois 60187All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in aretrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical,photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of thepublisher, except as provided for by USA copyright law.Cover design: Faceout StudioFirst printing 2012Printed in the United States of AmericaUnless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV ® Bible(The Holy Bible, English Standard Version ® ), copyright © 2001 by Crossway.Used by permission. All rights reserved.Scripture quotations marked kjv are from the King James Version of the Bible.Scripture quotations marked niv are from the Holy Bible, New InternationalVersion ® , NIV ® . Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used bypermission. All rights reserved worldwide.Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-4335-2992-4PDF ISBN: 978-1-4335-2993-1Mobipocket ISBN: 978-1-4335-2994-8ePub ISBN: 978-1-4335-2995-5Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataAnyabwile, Thabiti M., 1970–Finding faithful elders and deacons / Thabiti Anyabwile.p. cm.Includes index.ISBN 978-1-4335-2992-4 (tp)1. Elders (Church officers)—Baptists. 2. Deacons—Baptists.I. Title.BX6345.A59 2012253—dc23 2011037801Crossway is a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.BP 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 1213 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1