The goal should never be to just yield to the church leadership when sin is confirmed or proven. If the elders’ conduct is unbiblical, then the congregation or a group within the congregation should attempt to call the leaders to follow God’s principles. Proverbs 25:26 warns,
But God has given church leadership teams some guidelines which will help them avoid some drastic errors. The guidance is found in the spiritual character of the prospective pastor, his ministry qualifications, and his heart. The procedures and processes are secondary.
Does he want to be in control? Unfortunately, the Call Committee will only discover this by asking the leaders of a church that he once pastored.
. We also find that these men are to oversee the church. An elder is the person who has two type of responsibilities: oversight and shepherding.
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.
And the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.
What does he believe about inerrancy of the scriptures and why? What does he believe about discipleship? Does he believe in evangelism? Has he ever shared his faith with his neighbors or someone at work? If he has, when was the last time that he did that? What does he believe about God’s plan for the future? What does he believe about the Holy Spirit’s activities today in the life of a Christian? Does he believe in Satan, demons, and holy angels? Read his doctrinal statement carefully and determine what doctrines he did not discuss. Why did he word his doctrinal statement the way that he did? This is a greatly neglected part of the selection process.
At the end of this document is a questionnaire which is entitled, “What Should The Pastor Do?” A number of responsibilities that pastors are sometimes expected to perform are listed. Some church leadership teams expect a pastor to perform only some of them, and some churches might expect a pastor to perform all of them.
Various articles in our Leadership section, should be helpful. Also the articles “What does a Christian do when their pastor is sinning and will not repent?” and “Should siervo de Dios I leave this church?” will help.
La función de un obispo según la Nuevo testamento es un tema importante y relevante en el contexto de la Iglesia cristiana. A lo grande de las Sagradas Escrituras, encontramos varias referencias que nos brindan una comprensión más clara de esta posición y su responsabilidad.
One more qualification is in Titus 1:7. God says that he cannot be quick-tempered. It is recommended that you read about the qualifications of a pastor or an elder before proceeding. Here are two articles to help you understand the rest of this Q&A. “What are the qualifications of an elder?” and “Who are the elders?”
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called to him the elders of the church. . . . Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. Acts 20:17, 28 (NASB)
Otras Iglesias y denominaciones emplean aún este título en la forma de autoridad, de el o la que realiza este servicio para la comunidad, ya que no hay comunidad sin autoridad, pero que ésta es la forma de aquella.
We miss the point that God rejected Moses because he hit the rock in Numbers 20 rather than speaking to the rock. Today, we think what was the big deal?