Authority: How Godly Rule Protects the Vulnerable, Strengthens Communities, and Promotes Human Flourishing (9Marks)

by Jonathan Leeman

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2023

Overview

Accessible Guide from 9Marks Equips Believers to Steward Their God-Given Authority

In every position of power—from executives and world leaders to church elders and parents— lies the potential for life-giving leadership or destructive corruption. Driven by sinful pride or opportunism, many people abuse their God-given influence, harming the ones they’re called to lead and contributing to an intense angst against authority. The answer to bad authority, however, is not no authority, but good authority—the kind that, according to Scripture, causes those under it to flourish.

In this compelling guide from 9Marks, Jonathan Leeman shows that authority, done biblically, is not only good, but is essential to human flourishing. Through Scripture and many first-hand stories, he presents 5 attributes of positive authority and warns against sinfulness that corrupts leadership. Pointing to Jesus as the ultimate model of good authority, Leeman equips readers to pursue godly influence in their personal and professional lives.

Applicable: Challenges readers to identify weaknesses in their own leadership style and offers 5 attributes of godly authority

Engaging: Filled with compelling stories that illustrate key points

A Great Resource for Pastors, Employers, Officers, and Parents: Helps readers understand how to practice godly authority in church, at home, and in the workplace

Key Features

• Shows that authority is not only good, but is essential to human flourishing
• Presents 5 attributes of positive authority
• Challenges readers to identify weaknesses in their own leadership style

Contents

• Part I: What Is Authority?
• Part II: What Is Submission?
• Part III: How Does Good Authority Work? 5 Principles
• Part IV: What Does Authority Look Like in Action?

Product Details

• Title: Authority: How Godly Rule Protects the Vulnerable, Strengthens Communities, and Promotes Human Flourishing
• Author: Jonathan Leeman
• Series: 9Marks: Building Healthy Churches
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 278
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Authority › Biblical teaching; Authority
• ISBNs: 9781433587634, 9781433587665, 9781433587641, 1433587637, 1433587661, 1433587645
• Resource ID: LLS:THRTYHWFLR9MRKS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-08-28T17:15:04Z

About Jonathan Leeman

Jonathan Leeman is the editorial director of 9Marks, which involves him in editing the 9Marks series of books as well as the 9Marks Journal. He has written a number of books on the church, including Reverberation, and he teaches theology at several seminaries. Jonathan lives with his wife and four daughters in a suburb of Washington, DC and serves as an elder at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington. You can learn more about him and his writing at www.9Marks.org.