There have been many great books written on the need for Biblically qualified elders in the church. They are excellent at unpacking the pertinent scriptures and explaining both why we need elders and what they should look like, act like, smell like, etc. once we have them. This is not one of those books. Rather, "Eldership Development-From Application to Affirmation" seeks to show you the actual process that one church uses to develop their elders over a two year period. You'll see the actual application used, and the questions asked during the interviews. You'll get an in-depth look at the two year process, all the way to the final moment when you affirm the new elder on stage. Along the way, the author stops to explain from experience why he made the decisions he made on everything from book assignments to awkward questions in an application.

After you've read the books that tell you why you need church elders, save yourself some time and consult this book to build your own Eldership Development program. This field tested guide is meant to save you time and energy as you train up your church elders so that you can get on with the work of pastoring well.