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The book was very well put together with principal concepts, but it was not always easy to follow and some sections had to be read twice for clear comprehension. The message could have been portrayed using straightforward writing that would enable undergraduates and others that are not seeking higher levels of education to process the information. In simpler terms, this book can be essential to pastors, for personal relationships, and other professions if the language is simplified and made more user-friendly.

I agree that it is necessary for pastors to get a greater education to help them to understand how to deal with life situations. Their Church members will need them to understand what they are dealing with. True knowledge works well for the Pastors in different types of communities

My faith tradition informs my theology of pastoral care as that a pastor has an authority in the pastoral care relationship. The pastor’s image in my faith tradition is an advisor, director, and guide. In my faith tradition, the lay people like to have the pastoral care, when they make important decisions. Since my culture is the hierarchal and patriarch system, the lay people believes that pastors are better to know about God’s will. Therefore, the lay people are too much depending on the pastor’s advices, and taking pastor’s perspective, rather than choosing what they want. There is no space to listen their inner voice in the pastoral care in my faith tradition. My theology of pastoral care in my faith tradition was that what Jesus did is what we should do. Because of my traditional ideal of pastoral care, I thought pastors have to know everything and be better than others until becoming like Jesus. However, I realized that the theology can be dangerous to look down the lay people and non-Christians, and is not helpful for the pastors and the lay people as well. I think it is important to remember in my tradition that the head of the church is the only one, Jesus, and we are all the body of Christ. There is the better part in the body of Christ. We are all the same and we need each other.

A pastor can fall to his flesh if he does not keep a meek, truthful relationship with God. He can easily fall to the power of the position. Having power and authority over individuals can certainly lead to having a prideful attitude. The enemy attacks the church in all manners; a pastor is not immune to the temptations that come with being in authority. A pastor can have a person that that he is accountable to can support the pastor through difficult times. Philippians 2:25 & 29-30 (KJV) 25 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you

The calling of a pastor for the Lord is a very high calling as well as position. God has granted the ability of the pastor to lead sheep and teach truth to people. A pastor also has certain convictions that he or she must live up to. These certain convictions keep him or her accountable to God, upholding the stature of being light and salt of this world. Through the content of this paper, every conviction a pastor must have will be discussed, why these convictions are important, and who compromised their convictions.

Charles Spurgeon lays out a comprehensive ministerial guide for students and pastors. There is an enormous amount of energy directed towards the minister’s lifestyle, spirituality, and sincerity. Spurgeon makes the case that ministry must be handled with precision, attentiveness, and truth. He further shares, “What a dreadful thing it will be for me if I should be ignorant of the power of the truth which I am preparing to proclaim” (2010, Chap. I). The preacher must take great care in managing his own soul before pursuing the heart of others.

I charge you to be a spiritual community of love. You should also be a community where care and compassion abound. The ministry of care and compassion is not simply the job description of the pastor. It is the job description of this entire church. In Galatians 6:2, the Apostle Paul instructs us to “bear one another’s burdens, and in this way… fulfill the law of Christ.” In addition to caring for and showing compassion to one another, never become so insular that you fail to impact the lives of those outside the church who have no advocate, are mired in hopelessness and ravaged by injustice. Be known as a friendly church and a community church.

Pastors have been instrumental in starting health programs and are sensitive to the needs of their congregation and the surrounding community of the church (Butler-Ajibade, P., Booth, W., Burwell, D., Burwell, C., 2012). Also, the members of the church have always utilized the church and the pastor for spiritual guidance, social needs, and health support or assistance (Ford, 2013). Pastors are also aware of the needs of their community and the community is willing to listen to them viewing them as spiritual leaders as well as educators (Ford 2013).

A. Compare the terms shepherd and pastor. – In the New Testament the bible says, and he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers (KJV Ephesians 4:11). The word pastor used here in Greek is ποιμήν, or poimēn meaning shepherd, is to tend as a shepherd or as a supervisor; to rule. The truth is, the word pastor(s) is used only one time in the New Testament with the word being translated to mean shepherd. In today’s society we use the word pastor in many different ways to describe the leaders of the church. The word shepherd is the more appropriate translation for the word. The word shepherd is used at least thirteen times in the

In order for the pastor to help the flock, he or she must be whole. Baxter noted that, “Pastors cannot succeed in healing others who is themselves unhealed by reason of neglecting his/herself”. Pastors cannot benefit the flock when their heart is not in the work. They must lead a life worthy of their call to ministry. Although sometimes God may bless a church governed by unsanctified men, He will always bless His own servants. According to Baxter, “It is the will of God, that every church should have its own pastor and that all Christ’s disciples should know their teachers that are over them in the Lord”. Since the pastor must know all the members of the flock, it is important that the flock is no larger than the pastor is capable of overseeing. In order to take head to all the flock, pastors must become acquainted with the individual needs of each member of the flock. Moreover, Scripture charges pastors to take heed to all the flock (Acts 20:28). Accordingly, pastors are expected to imitate Christ and take heed to every member of the flock. In Baxter’s view, pastors must know “The state of all of the flocks’ inclinations, conversations, sins which they are in most danger to commit, temptations they are most liable to and duties, they might neglect before he or she can be helpful to each member”. Pastors are not only required to know the members, they are required to spend

The difference between missional model of ministry and attractional model is one serves as a commission to go (mission) and the other serve as a commission to convince (attract), following God’s instruction on places and timing for His people. Moses is an example of a person being sent in Old Testament following the commands of God, (Exodus 3: 1-22, NASB). The disciples were sent out in the New Testament on a mission of God, (Lk. 14:23, NASB). Both illustrations identifies a mission and purpose in the act of obedience to God. Therefore, pastors should live out their calling in the community as a light of God’s word. Reason being, Jesus spoke the same proclamation to the disciples on The Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5:14, NASB). Furthermore, pastors are to be example in

Christ is the leader of the Church, Paul in Ephesians 1:22 said “God placed everything under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the Church” however, God entrusted the authority to lead to his servant whom he set them aside to lead the community. Pastor as a public Leadership is to lead community. A person who is called by God to lead public has a responsibility to be in the community, with the community and for the community. One of best questions raised in the class during public leadership discussion was “How we can be a community pastor rather than just a church pastor?” This really a kind of question we are to consider as pastor especially as rural congregation pastor. In most cases when pastor are called to

Pastoral Ministry is sectioned into four parts. The first part is on “Biblical Perspectives.” When asking, “What is a pastor to be and do?” we must look to God’s Word for answers and not to the latest fads or theories that

In brief order, the role of a pastor or leader is to be a servant leader. The Bible provides pastors and leaders in a Christian church with the best model of a servant leader in Jesus Christ. According to Thorsten Grahn (2011), “Jesus submitted his own life to sacrificial service under the will of (Luke 22:42), and he sacrificed his life freely out of service for others (John 10:30). He came to serve (Matthew 20:28) although he was God’s son and was thus more powerful than any other leader in the world. He healed the sick (Mark 7:31-37), drove out demons (Mark 5:1-20), was recognized as Teacher and Lord (John 13:13), and had power over the wind and the sea and even over death (Mark 4:35-41; Matthew 9:18-26. In John 13:1-17 Jesus gives … responsibility of the house-servant” (Grahn, 2011, p. 2).

The problem with being both a pastor and a parent at the same time is finding and adhering to the distinction between shepherding the church members and being a father to one’s children. A distinction must be made between pastoring a church and parenting one’s children because of the nature of each responsibility which when combined with the other produces a difficult situation. While being a pastor requires a caring heart for one’s congregation, being a good parent requires a love for one’s children that is so deep that caring for anyone else pales in comparison. Problems arise when a pastor cares too much for his congregation or what they think of him and ignores his family in the process. One’s family should always come first not