{"product_id":"9781573830126","title":"Liberating The Laity","description":"Every church has far more work than any one person can do. Even a team of professionals is not enough. The New Testament solution was for every member to be a minister.\u003cp\u003eThough the priesthood of all believers was a key idea in the Reformation, it is little practised today. Following secular models, churches usually organize around the clergy, who are paid by the laity to do the ministry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Stevens argues that, according to Scripture, the primary task of a Christian leader is not to do the work but to equip the saints to do it. Exploring new options for pastors, tentmakers and laypeople, this book provides structures and strategies to best equip all the saints for ministry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Regent College Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059941523696,"sku":"9781573830126","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781573830126_p0.jpg?v=1763793461","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781573830126","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}