Theology, What is Preaching?
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?...Theology, What is Preaching?
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...Theology, What is a pastor?
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...Theology, What is a pastor?
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...Theology, What is a pastor?
Read previous If the Old Testament looks forward to a faithful shepherd of God’s people, pastors must remember that this shepherd imagery is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus the Chief Shepherd. While the shepherd imagery of the New Testament can be used to refer to...Theology, What is a pastor?
Read previous We have been trying to make the argument that a definition of the term “pastor” must start with good exegesis of key texts from the Old and New Testaments, and from a solid understanding of the whole shape of Scripture. Having laid some of the...