Rev Dr Paul Beasley-Murray

The context in which we apply New Testament principles of Christian leadership is very different from that of the early church. Paul Beasley-Murray was a local church pastor for over 34 years, and upon retirement, authored a four-volume definitive guide to ministry entitled Living Out the Call (Feed-a-Read 2015; revised in 2016). 

He notes: “Although I believe that without leadership there is no hope for the church, I am conscious that in some church circles there is a good deal of suspicion about leadership. The values of secular leadership are very different from the values of church leadership, and sometimes there has been unhelpful confusion. Of course, there is more to ministry than leadership – but without leadership there is no effective ministry”.