Academic Works on Disciples Eldership 

Beaver, Alton, ed., The Call and Nurture of Ministers: A Manual for Elders in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),  Oikodome Publications, Disciples Seminary Foundation, 1999.

Campbell, Alexander, "The Eldership," Millenial Harbinger, Abridged, 1838, 125-27

Driskoll, Joseph D., Habits of the Head and Heart:  Elders and Contemporary Spirituality, Impact 31:16-26.

Driskoll, Joseph D., Spiritually Informed Pastoral Care: The Elders' Ministry of Caregiving in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Oikodome Publications, Disciples Seminary Foundation, 2002.

Fletcher, Ruth A., The Teaching Ministry of Elders in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Oikodome Publications, Disciples Seminary Foundation, 1994.

Fox, William, ed., Effective Discipleship for Blacks in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Indianapolis: Central Publishing Co., 1982).

Greene, Ronald C., The Spiritual Leadership of Disciples Elders: Leading the Church as a Spiritual Community,  Oikodome Publications, Disciples Seminary Foundation, 2003.

Greider, Kathleen J., Congregational Care:  Lay Leadership Toward an Expanded Vision of Pastoral Care," Impact 29: 1-15.

Harrison, Ola Irene, The Teaching Ministry of Elders:  Tending the Anonymous String," Impact 27:8-16.

Kinnamon, Michael, On Being Shaped by Ecumenical Understanding, Impact 48:23-32.

Liggett, T.J., Leading the Church's Witness, Impact 36: 1-6.

Linberg, Edwin C. and Rod Parrott, The Ministry of Elders: A Handbook for Elders in Congregations of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),  Oikodome Publications, Disciples Seminary Foundation, 1990. 

Osborn, Ronald E., "The Eldership Among Disciples of Christ," Midstream VI/2 (Winter 1967): 74-112. 

Parrott, Rod, Elders and a Church on the Edge, Impact 31: 27-36.

Parrott, Rod, "New Testament Elders in Their Context," Impact 4: (1980): 27-37.

Toulouse, Mark G., "From Many Elders to One Ministry," Chapter 7, in Joined in Discipleship: The Shaping of Contemporary Disciples Identity, Chalice Press, 1977, pp.163-88.

Watkins, Keith, "Children in Worship: A Problem for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)," Encounter 44 (Summer 1983): 263-76. 

Watkins, Keith, "Ministers and Elders as Leaders of Worship in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)," Encounter 39 (1978):305-20.

Watkins, Keith, "Shifting Left/Shifting Right: Changing Eucharistic Practices in Churches of the Stone-Campbell Tradition," Discipliana 56 (Summer 1996): 35-48. 

Watkins, Sharon, Women and Leadership in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), An Address Presented to the Stone Campbell Dialogue, Cincinnatti Bible College, November 27-28, 2000.

Williams, D. Newell, "Elders as Assistant Ministers: A Call for Restructure of the Ministry in Congregations of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)," Encounter 48/1 (Winter 1987): 93-99.

Wirt, Cathy Myers, "Hope-full Leadership:  Address to Disciples Seminary Foundation Elders' Conferences,"  Impact 41 (1998): 13-30.