1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, and Philemon: Wisdom for Every Church Leader (New Testament Everyday Bible Study Series)

Leading People into the Way of Jesus "Scot McKnight is one of my absolute favorite New Testament scholars and his Everyday Bible Study series is akin to Einstein creating a user-friendly version of the Theory of Relativity!"—Lisa Harper, award-winning author and Bible teacher You might not immediately think of yourself as a "leader," but the apostle Paul likely would. When Paul uses the term leader in a church context he includes anyone who mentors or cares for people into the way of Jesus. In this volume of the New Testament Everyday Bible Study series, Scot McKnight explores four letters written by Paul to three pastoral leaders—Timothy, Titus, and Philemon—and how they model wise advice for leaders in the churches of Ephesus, Crete, and Colossae. Throughout the study of these four letters, McKnight reveals important elements of leadership for us today through Paul's mentoring of these three leaders. The first three letters are commonly referred to as the Pastoral Epistles, as Paul p