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Its The Remix Baby #17

Posted in Remix, tagged , , on December 17, 2008 | 7 Comments »

1 Peter 5:1-3
5:1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd preach to the flock of  God that is among you, exercising oversight authority from the pulpit, not under compulsion [...]

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How Pastor’s Perpetuate the Weekly Masquerade and What They Can Do To Change It

Posted in Church Leadership, Ecclesiology, tagged , , on December 16, 2008 | 41 Comments »

Most of you who read here belong to a traditional church of some sort. I want to first say I am not against the “traditional” church, though I disagree with them on many critical issues, especially over the last 9 months. I guess I would also struggle with most of the house guys if they [...]

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Real Questions For Pastors

Posted in Church Leadership, Current Issues, Ecclesiology, tagged , , on December 8, 2008 | 23 Comments »

This is not a post to minimize or degrade the work of a Pastor. At all! But it is a genuine post about things I wrestle with. Especially as of lately (6 months or so maybe 9 months). As I struggle through what it means to be a Christian, how I am to live as [...]

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Obey YOUR Leaders: But Who Are Your Leaders?

Posted in Ecclesiology, Studying the Scriptures, Theology Applied, tagged , on November 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Today leadership is in the forefront of the discussion on ecclesiology. Mostly the fact of “submitting” to such leadership. The verse that is typically used is found in Hebrews, particularly verse 17. Here it is:
17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to [...]

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An Appeal to Appeal: LGPGW Part IV

Posted in Church Leadership, Ecclesiology, tagged , on September 19, 2008 | 18 Comments »

Here is how Peter exhorts the Elders in 1 Peter 5:
3 not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock
I wonder where he got that from maybe someone who was dear to him said this:
25 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it [...]

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Relationship The Engine in Leadership: Leading God’s People God’s Way Part 1

Posted in Church Leadership, Ecclesiology, Recommended Books, tagged on September 11, 2008 | 13 Comments »

In his book “A Church Building Every 1/2 Mile“. Jon Zens says this in reference to pastors and fellowship:
“Since pastors can’t usually find meaningful relationships among those closest to them, where do they turn? The ordained must leave their parish and attend gatherings of other ordained people. This accounts for the existence and proliferation of [...]

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Is Anyone Called to The Pastorate?

Posted in Ecclesiology, Studying the Scriptures, tagged on September 4, 2008 | 40 Comments »

Here is the verse:
3:1 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task
The questions:
1. Is anyone “called” to the ministry as the phrase is commonly used?
2. Is there a difference between a pastor and an elder? (this will cause us to examine Ephesians 4:11 and 1 Peter 5 [...]

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