The master's plan for the church - John MacArthur

It is absolutely essential that a church perceive itself as an institution
for the glory of God, and to do that-claims John MacArthur-the local
church must adhere unfalteringly to biblical leadership principles.

Christ
never intended church leadership to be earned by seniority, purchased with money,
or inherited through family ties. He never compared church leaders to governing
monarchs, but rather to humble shepherds; not to slick celebrities, but to laboring
servants.

Drawing from some of the best-received material on church leadership,
this updated edition guides the church with crucial, effective lessons in leadership.
This book is valuable not only for pastors and elders, but for anyone else who wants
the church to be what God intended it to be.