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Ministry Monday: Pastors as Helpers, not Heads
No, Your Pastor Isn’t the Leader of Your Church In our human nature, filled with sin, we are very prone to pride, even in ministry. Really in everything we do. You’ve heard the song, “Everybody wants to rule the world.” Such a statement is so true from our natural human hearts–before Christ redeems us, gives…
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Pastors as Helpers, Not Heads
No, Your Pastor Isn’t the Leader of Your Church In our human nature, filled with sin, we are very prone to pride, even in ministry. Really in everything we do. You’ve heard the song, “Everybody wants to rule the world.” Such a statement is so true from our natural human hearts–before Christ redeems us, gives…
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A Biblical Consideration of Ordination for Ministry in the Modern Church
Would you recommend some resources about ordination? I remember the day I was ordained. It was a Spring day after having been before a counsel of local pastors for the purpose of examination. I stood before my local church in Durham, North Carolina to be affirmed by the entire congregation. It was a sweet moment.…