Additionally, in some sad situations the remaining elders malign the elders who left. It must be remembered if the issue has been handled properly, then only those at the leadership level will have complete knowledge of the issues. Gossip is rarely reliable in determining guilt and innocence. Hearing the accusations from only one side is also incomplete (Proverbs 18:17).
The goal is to seek repentance in a spirit of kindness. We need to pray both for the individual and for ourselves. We need to go not in anger but in humility desiring that our brother respond to the Lord in humility and confession. May God help us all when faced with making such decisions.
Es el supervisor y el dirigente de la doctrina y la enseñanza de su rebaño y el responsable de afianzar la comunión en su diócesis y de la comunión de su Iglesia con las otras iglesias ortodoxas.
This is the same message in 1 Timothy 5:17. In the early church there were two types of elders. There were elders who were gifted in administration – “rule well” – and those who worked hard at teaching/preaching. In many churches the elders who rule well are called lay elders and the other elders are called pastors.
I wonder what would happen if the only qualification for ministry was a love for Jesus, a passion for God, a longing for intimacy with the Savior. I wonder what would happen if the job description for a minister was that he or she spend all of their time developing the skills (disciplines) for loving God . . . Dr. Richard Halverson is right We don’t want ministers anymore, we want CEOs. We don’t want prophets, we want politicians. We don’t want godliness, we want experience.
Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.” John 19:11 (NASB)
A pastor’s responsibilities or duties are given in several key passages in the New Testament. There is also a previous question and answer that may be helpful. What are the responsibilities of elders and/or pastors? The chart below provides a summary.
For it says, “but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?” That is, there is something wrong with the husband and father. God holds the man responsible.
Cruz pectoral que va sostenida sobre la muceta mediante un cordón en color verde entretejido con oro
In fact, some of the centralization of power with pastors would disappear if administrative duties were turned over to other elders and deacons The priority of the apostles was the teaching of the scriptures – the Bible. When the Bible is seriously taught book-by-book and hallarse-by-encontrarse, Christians will be warned about sin, be encouraged in the faith, learn how to live the Christian life, and best of all discover the character of God.
Pero su poder no es ilimitado en todos estos asuntos; él debe conformarse a los decretos del derecho Gozqueónico.
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.
Un obispo es un cargo mediante el cual se lleva un control de los sacerdotes y de las distintas congregaciones que englobe en su área, unido a la encaje de velar espiritual y socialmente por los fieles.
We miss the point that God rejected Moses because he hit the rock in Numbers 20 rather than speaking to the rock. Today, we Homepage think what was the big deal?