Arise of the Pastoral Authority
Arise of the Pastoral Authority
Elvis Iverson
churchzone@minister.com
http://sim.thechurchzone.com
http://apostlesroundtable.thechurchzone.com
The one-man head of the local church is not in the plans of Christ for the local church. Pastors being the center of all other ministries are not in the plans of Christ. Pastors being above other ministers are not in the plans of Christ. Pastors being a first class ministry and the others being second-class is not in the plans of Christ.
Pastors cannot not bring lasting or true unity to the churches of a city; pastors cannot bring unity that brings much fruits, the gift of the pastor cannot bring transformation to a city. Pastoral unity can only go so far, it is apostolic unity that a city church needs not pastoral unity.
The gift of the pastor is only mention once in the whole Bible. The two epistles to Timothy and the one to Titus are not Pastoral Epistles, instead apostolic epistles. Timothy and Titus were not pastors they were apostles.
You can see the arise of the pastoral authority outside of the order of church government in third John when Apostle John mention Diotrephes who love to have preeminence among a church in a city, it says that he didn’t receive Apostle John, or he didn’t allow him, or he didn’t permit him, and even forbids others not to receive John or his team. The deeds of Diotrephes were prating against apostles with malicious words.
Today’s Pastoral authority is out of the will of Christ. This type of pastoral ministry is not biblical. This kind of pastoral ministry hinders seven things that the church need and are lacking from.
Seven Pastoral hindrances that church is lacking.
1. It hinders apostolic authority.
2. It hinders the marketplace ministries.
3. It hinders the team of elders.
4. It hinders the Five Fold Ministries.
5. It hinders the Gifts of the Spirit.
6. It hinders the believers in their ministries.
7. It hinders the city church.
Nevertheless, there are good pastors, there are anointed pastors, there are caring pastors, and there are pastors doing much for the Kingdom.
Furthermore, The way the local church is now, and way of ministry is now, and the way the city church is now, and the way that the church is now, and the way that the Christian life is now is changing and being reformed to the Image of Christ.
Copyright © 2005 S.I.M. All Rights Reserved
Elvis Iverson
churchzone@minister.com
http://sim.thechurchzone.com
http://apostlesroundtable.thechurchzone.com
The one-man head of the local church is not in the plans of Christ for the local church. Pastors being the center of all other ministries are not in the plans of Christ. Pastors being above other ministers are not in the plans of Christ. Pastors being a first class ministry and the others being second-class is not in the plans of Christ.
Pastors cannot not bring lasting or true unity to the churches of a city; pastors cannot bring unity that brings much fruits, the gift of the pastor cannot bring transformation to a city. Pastoral unity can only go so far, it is apostolic unity that a city church needs not pastoral unity.
The gift of the pastor is only mention once in the whole Bible. The two epistles to Timothy and the one to Titus are not Pastoral Epistles, instead apostolic epistles. Timothy and Titus were not pastors they were apostles.
You can see the arise of the pastoral authority outside of the order of church government in third John when Apostle John mention Diotrephes who love to have preeminence among a church in a city, it says that he didn’t receive Apostle John, or he didn’t allow him, or he didn’t permit him, and even forbids others not to receive John or his team. The deeds of Diotrephes were prating against apostles with malicious words.
Today’s Pastoral authority is out of the will of Christ. This type of pastoral ministry is not biblical. This kind of pastoral ministry hinders seven things that the church need and are lacking from.
Seven Pastoral hindrances that church is lacking.
1. It hinders apostolic authority.
2. It hinders the marketplace ministries.
3. It hinders the team of elders.
4. It hinders the Five Fold Ministries.
5. It hinders the Gifts of the Spirit.
6. It hinders the believers in their ministries.
7. It hinders the city church.
Nevertheless, there are good pastors, there are anointed pastors, there are caring pastors, and there are pastors doing much for the Kingdom.
Furthermore, The way the local church is now, and way of ministry is now, and the way the city church is now, and the way that the church is now, and the way that the Christian life is now is changing and being reformed to the Image of Christ.
Copyright © 2005 S.I.M. All Rights Reserved
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