OFFICE OF THE PASTOR CALL OF GOD BIBLICAL QUALIFICATIONS

OFFICE OF THE PASTOR

CALL OF GOD

BIBLICAL QUALIFICATIONS

OFFICE OF THE PASTOR

CALL OF GOD

BIBLICAL QUALIFICATIONS

GROUP DISCUSSIONANSWER THESE [2] QUESTION’S

GROUP DISCUSSIONANSWER THESE [2] QUESTION’S

You are one of the people involved in calling a pastor to your church, what are some of the criteria you will be looking for in filling that position?

Does the criteria you wrote down on your paper model your own life as well as match up with the pastor currently leading your local church?

CLASSIFICATION OF TERMS

CLASSIFICATION OF TERMS

1. Elder- One who rules, leads, represents, judges, or governs.

2. Bishop- One who oversees, superintends, guards, or provides directive care.

3. Pastor- One who shepherds, feeds, guides, and protects.

4. Summary – Elder, Bishop and Pastor all refer to the same office in scripture.

THE CALL OF GODTHE CALL OF GODTHE CALL OF GODTHE CALL OF GOD

PERSONAL

•Includes a supernatural element

•Includes a physical element

DEFINITION OF WORDS• English word “career”

comes from French word “carriere” meaning road or highway. Suggests a well-marked course or itinerary. Expected schedule.

• A vocation or calling is different. Derived from the Latin word “voco” the emphasis is on no well-laid plans, no itinerary, but rather listening and responding to a voice.

10 THINGS TO CONSIDER IN EVALUATING A CALL TO MINISTRY

10 THINGS TO CONSIDER IN EVALUATING A CALL TO MINISTRY

1. Spend adequate time processing what you are sensing. Is it from the Holy Spirit or my own desires?

2. Be Patient. Realize that clarity from God may take time. 3. Seek the counsel of a pastor you admire and respect.

4. Get involved in ministry now.

5. Seek affirmation of your calling from others.

10 THINGS TO CONSIDER IN EVALUATING A CALL TO MINISTRY-CONTINUED

10 THINGS TO CONSIDER IN EVALUATING A CALL TO MINISTRY-CONTINUED

6. Involve your family in the discussion and decision.

7. Consult books that can assist you as you pray and ponder.

8. Face the tough questions. 9. Meet regularly with a mentor.

10. If God is calling you into professional ministry, embrace it with all your being!

QUOTEQUOTE

“ A call to ministry supplies a driving force for ministry at the same time it empowers commitment to revolutionize the world for Christ. This God-inspired energy takes us to people who do not want us and empowers us to stay until they cannot get along without us”. H.B.London Jr.

CRITERIA FOR PASTORAL MINISTRY


1. Relation To God

• A man -- masculine leader

• Above reproach -- without any character defect

• Able to teach -- effective Bible communicator

• Not a new convert – mature Christian

2. Relation To Family

• Husband of one wife -- one woman man, sexually pure

• Having obedient children-- successful father

• Manages family well – provides for, leads, organizes, loves.



3. Relation to self

• Mentally & emotionally stable

• Self-controlled-- disciplined life of sound decision-making

• Not given to drunkenness-- without addictions

• Not a lover of money-- financially content & upright

4. Relation To Others

• Respectable-- worth following & imitating

• Hospitable-- welcomes strangers, especially non-Christians for evangelism

• Not violent -- even tempered

• Gentle -- kind, gracious, loving

• Not contentious -- peaceable, not quarrelsome/divisive

• Good reputation with outsiders-- respected by non-Christians

OFFICE OF THE PASTOR CALL OF GOD BIBLICAL QUALIFICATIONS

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