What Job Titles Should Churches Use? Two Simple Rules

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“the first English Baptist confession, John Smyth’s (1609), lists ‘bishops and deacons.’ The First London Confession of 1644 lists ‘pastors, teachers, elders, deacons,’ while the Second London Confession of 1688 returns to two: ‘bishops or elders and deacons.’ In fact, nearly all Baptist confessions mention only two” - 9 Marks

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Pastors Are Teachers First

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Baxter (1615–1691), as the late J.I. Packer has described him, “usually called himself his people’s teacher, and teaching was to his mind the minister’s main task.” - Desiring God

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The Curious Case of Coronavirus Contagion in Church

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“The ‘association between attending in-person worship during lockdown and later testing positive for COVID-19 was limited primarily to those who were not previously frequent worship attendees,’ according to a study published in the American Sociological Association journal Socius.” - C.Today

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