The Pastoral Ministry, Part 3

One of the most common occupations used to describe pastors in the Bible is the shepherd. “Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood. I know that after my departureContinue reading “The Pastoral Ministry, Part 3”

The Pastoral Ministry, Part 2

To restate the central thesis, The Priority of the Pastor is to Prayerfully Protect and Promote Sound Doctrine in both Proclamation and Practice in the Church and before the World. The previous post focused on what I mean by priority; the aim of this post is to focus on that unseen act with clearly seenContinue reading “The Pastoral Ministry, Part 2”

The Pastoral Ministry, Part 1

The Priority of the Pastor is to Prayerfully Protect and Promote Sound Doctrine in both Proclamation and Practice in the Church and before the World. That is the summary of pastoral ministry that I believe best encompasses all I have studied and meditated on in Jesus’ life in the Gospels and all the passages inContinue reading “The Pastoral Ministry, Part 1”