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Christians have either abandoned or never understood what a pastor is. And there is no pastor without a church!

By Jim on Wed, 01/14/15
Church & Ministry
Pastoral Authority
Disembodied Bodies, Mark Driscoll, and How “Pastor” Has Lost All Meaning

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Bert Perry

NewAmen

Thu, 01/15/15

Take away; a pastor without a flock is just a guy with a stick, not a real pastor. I don’t know exactly where else the author falls theologically, but he’s got this one right. And I love the bow tie.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

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