Who Runs the Church?: 4 Views on Church Government

explores questions such as: What model for governing the church does the Bible provide, and is such a model given for practical or spiritual reasons? Is there room for different methods within Christianity? Or is there a right way of "doing church"? And, finally, how (and by whom) should the church be governed? Four predominant approaches to church government are presented by respected proponents: As in other Counterpoints books, each view is followed by critiques from the other contributors, and its advocate then responds.