Tag: pastoring
A Primer on the Office of Elder/Pastor
The office of elder is the first of two ordinary and perpetual offices in the church. Elders (or presbyters, from the Greek presbuteros) are...
No, I’m Not Called to Teach at a Bible College: In...
Helping Ordinary Christians
About a dozen people were circled around me for a small group study at our rural, country church. The subject was “The...
Practical Advice for Pastors in Jerome’s Letter 52
Although Scripture is the primary guidebook for pastors, we honor the Spirit when we learn from the church and the Christian leaders that he has led and formed throughout history.
The Church as the Primary Means of God’s Call to Ordained...
“Have you ever considered that God might be calling you into ministry?”
The question stopped me in my tracks. Until that moment in life, I...
The Pastor’s Teaching Responsibility: A Pauline Theology of Pastoral Teaching of...
Paul’s instructions on pastoral teaching run throughout his epistles and Acts, with the greatest concentration in 1-2 Timothy and Titus.1 Paul addresses the following...
Navigating Crisis Times in the Local Church
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In this episode, Johnathan Arnold and Darrell Stetler II discuss leading the church through crisis times and the coronavirus pandemic.
Flexibility and a can-do...
How to Avoid Pastoral “Burnout”
Whereas the gifts of apostles, prophets, and evangelists minister in the Church at large, the gift of pastor-teacher is primarily for the local congregation.