The Crisis of Pastoral Authority sifilings Fri, 03/14/14 8:29 pm Fundamentalism & Evangelicalism Pastoral Authority The Crisis of Pastoral Authority 1 view Discussion Brandon Crawford Fri, 03/14/14 6:09 pm Two additional reasons for lost pastoral authority Two additional reasons for lost pastoral authority:1. Short pastoral tenures, which lead to congregational distrust.2. Pastors fear exercising their authority because offended congregants might leave and find another church. Mike Harding Mon, 03/17/14 9:02 am Excellent article. Excellent article. Pastor Mike Harding Related . . . Topics: Pastoral Authority Church Members Must Watch Their Elders’ Life & Doctrine Thus Sayeth the Pastor: the Nature and Limits of Pastoral Authority Four common acts of stupidity Christians have either abandoned or never understood what a pastor is. And there is no pastor without a church! "Either the congregation or the pastor can create an imbalance by seeking to usurp the authority that rightly belongs to the other" Pagination 1 Next page A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.(ESV, Proverbs 15:1)
Brandon Crawford Fri, 03/14/14 6:09 pm Two additional reasons for lost pastoral authority Two additional reasons for lost pastoral authority:1. Short pastoral tenures, which lead to congregational distrust.2. Pastors fear exercising their authority because offended congregants might leave and find another church. Mike Harding Mon, 03/17/14 9:02 am Excellent article. Excellent article. Pastor Mike Harding Related . . . Topics: Pastoral Authority Church Members Must Watch Their Elders’ Life & Doctrine Thus Sayeth the Pastor: the Nature and Limits of Pastoral Authority Four common acts of stupidity Christians have either abandoned or never understood what a pastor is. And there is no pastor without a church! "Either the congregation or the pastor can create an imbalance by seeking to usurp the authority that rightly belongs to the other" Pagination 1 Next page A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.(ESV, Proverbs 15:1)
Mike Harding Mon, 03/17/14 9:02 am Excellent article. Excellent article. Pastor Mike Harding Related . . . Topics: Pastoral Authority Church Members Must Watch Their Elders’ Life & Doctrine Thus Sayeth the Pastor: the Nature and Limits of Pastoral Authority Four common acts of stupidity Christians have either abandoned or never understood what a pastor is. And there is no pastor without a church! "Either the congregation or the pastor can create an imbalance by seeking to usurp the authority that rightly belongs to the other" Pagination 1 Next page A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.(ESV, Proverbs 15:1)
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