{"product_id":"who-leads-the-church","title":"Who Leads the Church?","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWho really leads the church - Christ, or those who seek power and pre-eminence?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIn this searching and deeply biblical book, Alan Pallister explores the mysterious figure of Diotrephes from 3 John, a man who \"loves to be first,\" and uses his story as a window into some of the church's oldest and most painful struggles: spiritual ambition, authoritarianism and challenges to leadership.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDrawing from Scripture, pastoral experience, and decades of ministry in Portugal and Britain, Pallister examines how pride, control, and self-interest can damage churches and wound believers- while also showing the transforming grace of God toward broken leaders and congregations alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHonest, compassionate, and deeply rooted in the Bible, Who Leads the Church? challenges every reader to examine their own heart, confront the \"Diotrephes\" within, and rediscover Christ as the true head of the church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan Pallister\u003c\/strong\u003e served for many years in student ministry, theological education, and pastoral ministry in Portugal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHe pastored the Baptist Church in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, for twenty-one years and taught at the Portuguese Baptist Seminary for twenty-six years. His writing reflects decades of experience in church leadership, discipleship, and biblical teaching, with a particular concern for the spiritual health and unity of Christ's church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Malcolm Down Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57158265340284,"sku":null,"price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/3866\/3995\/files\/41ktzKnfd4L._SL500.jpg?v=1783670662","url":"https:\/\/www.evangelicalbooks.com\/products\/who-leads-the-church","provider":"Evangelical Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}