Trusted with the Task: A Biblical Guide for Church Trustees

Trusted With the Task: A Biblical Guide for Church Trustees is more than a manual-it's a call to stewardship, servant leadership, and spiritual integrity for the men who help hold the church together behind the scenes.

Written by Pastor Steven Pratt, Jr.-a missionary church planter and founding pastor-this book offers clear, Scripture-based guidance for trustees and leaders who serve under pastoral authority with faithfulness and wisdom. Whether you're new to the role or trying to strengthen an existing team, Trusted With the Task will help you understand what trustees are (and are not), why they matter, and how to carry the weight of this responsibility in a way that honors Christ.

In ten short, practical chapters, readers will explore topics like:

• How trustees support-rather than oversee-pastoral leadership.

• Legal and ethical responsibilities in nonprofit ministry.

• Protecting the church's testimony through spiritual and practical integrity.

• Staying faithful in the Word while handling financial and facility matters.

• How God shapes character through unseen, often thankless roles.

This is not a book about power or position. It's about being a faithful steward of what God has entrusted to you-for the strength of the local church and the glory of Christ.

Whether you're a pastor looking for training material, a newly appointed trustee, or a church planter discipling future leaders, this book will equip, encourage, and ground you in what truly matters: serving with humility, standing with wisdom, and staying faithful to the task.

"This book exists to call trustees to a higher standard-faithful stewards who serve under pastoral leadership, protect the integrity of the church, and carry the weight of ministry with humility, wisdom, and grace."
- Pastor Steven Pratt, Jr.