by David Wentz | Feb 15, 2019 | Church, Pastoring book chapters
So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 Much to the surprise of some church folks, pastors are people, too. We have personal lives that are not necessarily all bound up in the church. You have personal time,...
by David Wentz | Feb 8, 2019 | Christian Practice, Church, Pastoring book chapters
Your Authority You must teach these things and encourage the believers to do them. You have the authority to correct them when necessary, so don’t let anyone disregard what you say. Titus 2:15 Leadership experts talk about two kinds of authority: positional authority...
by David Wentz | Jan 31, 2019 | Christian Practice, Church, Pastoring book chapters
Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we...
by David Wentz | Jan 23, 2019 | Church, Pastoring book chapters
The only place the word “pastor” appears in the English Bible is in Ephesians 4:11, toward the end of a list of church leaders whose job is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. It translates a word that, everywhere else,...
by David Wentz | Jan 15, 2019 | Christian Practice, Church, God's Purpose, Pastoring book chapters
Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. – Matthew 28:19 Like everything else about God, God’s love is infinite. It overflowed the Trinity to Adam and Eve. It overflowed Israel to...
by David Wentz | Jan 8, 2019 | Christian Practice, Church, God's Purpose, Pastoring book chapters
Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. – Ephesians 5:1 Every Christian is a child of God, adopted into the family (John 1:12). As pastors and church leaders, the second part of our job is to help these children of God grow up...
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