Church Members Must Watch Their Elders’ Life & Doctrine By TylerR Aug 07 2018 9Marks: I want to consider a church member’s responsibility to hold elders accountable. Tags: Pastoral Authority 818 reads
Thus Sayeth the Pastor: the Nature and Limits of Pastoral Authority By Jim May 16 2018 Heavy-handed, cult-like leaders abound in churches today. They are in both small and large churches. Micromanagers of the flock and power tripping elder boards are not confined to slick, corporate mega-churches. Pastoral authority has been abused and has overreached its God-given boundaries. The top-down leadership, CEO mentality, bullying, and intimidating are not Jesus’ style of leadership. I believe much of it comes down to a misunderstanding of the nature and limits of pastoral authority.Tags: Pastoral Authority 7067 reads
Four common acts of stupidity By Jim Sep 27 2017 Four common acts of stupidity that will get a Pastor fired Tags: Pastoral Authority 4479 reads
Christians have either abandoned or never understood what a pastor is. And there is no pastor without a church! By Jim Jan 14 2015 Disembodied Bodies, Mark Driscoll, and How “Pastor” Has Lost All Meaning Tags: Pastoral Authority 1329 reads
"Either the congregation or the pastor can create an imbalance by seeking to usurp the authority that rightly belongs to the other" By SharperIron Jun 13 2014 Tilting to the Other Tags: Pastoral AuthorityCongregational Polity 3873 reads
Pastoral Example As Pastoral Authority By sifilings Mar 21 2014 Pastoral Example As Pastoral Authority Tags: Pastoral Authority 3390 reads
The Crisis of Pastoral Authority By sifilings Mar 14 2014 The Crisis of Pastoral Authority Tags: Pastoral Authority 1412 reads
