PART 1: Teaching in the Old Testament

A look at the qualifications for pastoral ministry shows that one of the roles of the pastor is to teach God’s truth to God’s people. So what do we find about teaching in the Old Testament and how does this help us understand the teaching ministry of the pastor?...

PART 2: Jesus the Teacher

Read previous When we examine teaching in the New Testament, we first turn to Jesus, the great teacher. When we think of Jesus’ ministry, we often think of his miracles, his healings, his exorcisms, or his walking on water. But we must not forget that Jesus was also a...

How does a pastor lead?

We have been making the argument that a pastor is to lead God’s people, and if God establishes pastors as leaders, God cares not just that pastors lead, but He also cares how they lead. In an attempt to clarify how pastors are to lead, the term servant leader has...

PART 1: What Is a Pastor? Setting the Stage

One of the driving contentions of this website is that our definition of the term “pastor” must come from the Scriptures. For any man called to pastor, his understanding of the meaning of that word and the function of the pastor should not just come from experience or...

PART 2: Pastors in the Old Testament

Read previous Overseers in the Old Testament  While not used nearly as frequently as either shepherds or elders, the Old Testament does provide some context for the use of the term overseer in the New Testament. In Numbers 4:16, Eleazar the son of Aaron was given...