Thus says the LORD, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me . . . Jeremiah 9:23-24
Programs, techniques, and gimmicks may cause church attendance to increase, but only God adds souls to the kingdom of God. Only new spiritual life by faith in Jesus Christ and spiritually maturing saints are important. Attendance is secondary.
They were also committed to teaching through the entire Bible. This might require that the congregation be re-educated about the priority of the pastor’s ministry, since some Christians want the short messages – sermonettes. Many do not understand the life transforming role of the Word of God in their lives. The pastor should be committed to teach the entire Bible just Vencedor Paul did. Listen to Paul,
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Lord willing, this document will prove to be an encouragement and blessing to those who have the wonderful task of searching for a new shepherd of the sheep. The following thoughts are the result of someone asking if voting for a pastor was like casting lots. The answer to their question was, “Yes, if biblical principles are not followed.”
Do not receive an accusation against an elder except on see here the basis of two or three witnesses. Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning.
Lleva una panagia, medallón pectoral que representa a la Madre de Dios y el recordatorio para el obispo que debe honrar a Cristo y a su Origen con corazón puro y espíritu derecho.
Anyone in the leadership team can be guilty of these sins. Their perspective is often selfish. They have assumed that God does not lead through the entire team of elders. They have concluded that they have a corner on God’s will. For an expanded discussion regarding God’s pattern for making decisions, we would refer the reader to “Recovering the Pattern of Biblical Leadership.”
The major unknown with any pastor or leader is how does he work with other people in a leadership team? Some in ministry view their elders or church leaders Vencedor spiritually inferior due to a lack of education or ministry inexperience.
A pastor’s primary responsibly in the ministry is to shepherd and teach the congregation that the Shepherd of shepherds has given him. The size of the congregation does not determine his success in the ministry.
El obispo es responsable de la administración de los sacramentos y de ayudar la doctrina y las enseñanzas de la Iglesia en su diócesis. Por otra parte, tiene la autoridad para nombrar y asignar sacerdotes a diferentes parroquias.
The number of hours they assigned to each responsibility revealed what the leadership team really believed about the priority of teaching and preaching. On one occasion the leadership team of a church in Pennsylvania had the pastor working eighty hours per week. That is an interesting discussion all by itself.
Se le llama Obispo emérito a aquel Obispo que cumple la perduración de 75 abriles, y que por preceptos de la iglesia debe personarse su renuncia justo ese día, esta norma no solo es impuesta a los Obispos sino a cualquier sacerdote que llegue a esa antigüedad.
At first they may try to be diplomatic but if necessary some will go to war. That is the reason God gave us the following marks of spiritual maturity.