Pastor Troy

My father spent over forty years of his life serving as a lay minister or full time pastor at several Southern Baptist Churches in Central and Southern Ohio, Kentucky, and North Carolina. I moved over eleven different times before I began high school, and due to this moving around I learned how to make friends easily. My Christian home

Isidore E. Sharpe Professor George Henderson PPC – 102 4 February 2016 Pastoral Care Mid-term Pastor Sharpe has being the senior pastor of World Conqueror Christian Ministry for about 15 years, and has being the pastor of John and Linda Redfern for about eight years. The John and Linda Redfern have two teenage children, John Jr and Joshua. John was sentenced on January 8, 2013 to prison for three years on a robbery charges. John was a faithful and active member, served in a number of ministries,

individual’s health and longevity in ministry. As I learn the importance of self-care to prevent burnout or stress I am encouraged to teach others the same importance. Lack of self-care can have a grave effect on the church, family, and community. Many pastors over the years have decided to walk away from the call because they were burned out. It is important that I make self-care a crucial part of my daily routine now, so when more responsibilities or expectations come my way I would be prepared to handle

John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, as well as an author, conference speaker, president of The Master’s College and Seminary. Pastoral Ministry How to Shepherd Biblically, was written by MacArthur and other faculty members at The Master's Seminary. It is a guide to the biblical standards of the pastorate. The pastors primary activities based on several scriptures and especially 1 and 2 Thessalonians are examined and addressed throughout the

THESIS: Should women be permitted to lead religious worship, such as music; should women be permitted to be a pastor; should women be allowed to hold a high administrative office; should women be allowed to serve and care for others? Women are human beings, and all humans were created to serve each other; however, mankind may have culturally set barriers and limitations on women which would not benefit women to serve in certain roles. I. Views of Women Ministers A. Traditional View B. Complimentarian

value is partnered with great humility on both sides to listen to one another and be open to where each could be missing something or be wrong, we could flourish. Modern Day Case Study: Gregory Gregory was on staff as a teaching and young adult pastor at a large, Mid-western church. The church was reaching out to young families in the suburbs and it was a very busy season in ministry. There were issues in this church that gave him pause regarding the health of the leadership structure, but the

communication links are broken, it can have a devastating impact on the relationships between staff members, making it hard to work and grow as a team. Ethical Dilemma While the senior pastor was on vacation for a week, it was up to the ministry team to run the Sunday morning service. This would be the first time the senior pastor has been gone for this long and having the ministry run solo on all areas in ministry for this week. All was going perfectly that is until the actual service on Sunday. A member

here women were relegated to the margins. They took the broken, burnt out, run down churches that no one else wanted. Many times these women would revitalized a run down church only to step down, or be shunted aside, so a man could take over as pastor. According to Norris, at the founding of the UPCI nearly 22% of the licensed ministers were women. This number has steadily declined over the past 50 years until only 3% of the licensed ministers are women. Norris gives four possible reasons for

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

Goal 1: Effective Practice of Communication Description: My goals for the practicum, first are to develop the ministerial skills that will allow me the opportunity to practice effectively as a healthcare chaplain. Second my goal is to effectively communicate with my patients and their family members, or significant others. Third my desire is to experience and develop a professional collegiality which will enable me to undergo a spiritual transformation. Objective 1: Observation: January 11,