What is the future of the church? In this conference message, Bob Thune offers six truths about the future of the church to equip church leaders for effective ministry in a post-Christian age.

Restoration Generation Men's Summit 2018
January 26, 2018 | Sioux Falls, SD

Most churches have a primary preaching pastor. That role has its unique challenges and responsibilities within the eldership. How a preaching pastor conducts himself, submits to the other elders and presents their voice is crucial to Gospel Eldership.

Non-vocational pastors are an immense help and blessing, complementing the staff elders in the leadership of the church. The natural time limitations due to their job outside the church requires healthy and realistic expectations of their capacity and contribution. Gospel Eldership values and respects their critical role.

Part of the blessing of a plurality of elders is multiple perspectives and ideas, which can easily create tension and relational strife. Learning how to love each other, hear one another, truly work together and make unified decisions is essential to Gospel Eldership.

Being a local church elder puts a particular focus and pressure on the pastor’s wife and family. A healthy understanding of work, rest, boundaries, and friendship is important for the flourishing of a ministry marriage and family.

“Until Christ is formed in you” (Galatians 4:19). That’s the aim of discipleship. But every one of us is already formed. So how does the gospel re-form, trans-form, and counter-form us?