1 Timothy 3:1

In the closing lines of his final epistle, the apostle Paul charges Timothy, his young apprentice in the faith, to “Preach the word;be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction” (2 Timothy 4:2, emphasis added). You may read that verse and wonder, as many have, what Paul …

By Elizabeth Prata An essay in three sections. The Reformation and what it stood for Beth Moore and her failure to teach the truth about Catholicism What the Bible teaches about leaders failing to ……

The calling of pastor is a high calling, and in Black Baptist churches, there’s a deep honor placed on what you call your pastor. Early in my ministry at Little Zion, where I currently pastor, the...…

This post was originally published in February 2019.–ed. Servanthood isn’t typically synonymous with leadership. In the political and secular realms, leaders are generally people who spend their lives being served rather than serving others. The most visible segments of religion seem to reflect the same attitude as well. Popes and prosperity preachers spend their lives …

The calling of pastor is a high calling, and in Black Baptist churches, there’s a deep honor placed on what you call your pastor. Early in my ministry at Little Zion, where I currently pastor, the...…

The calling of pastor is a high calling, and in Black Baptist churches, there’s a deep honor placed on what you call your pastor. Early in my ministry at Little Zion, where I currently pastor, the...…

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This post was originally published in March 2019.–ed. Faithful ministry is the natural extension of personal godliness. J. Oswald Sanders says in his bookSpiritual Leadership, “Spiritual ends can be achieved only by spiritual men who employ spiritual methods.”[1]The key issue in ministry is godliness. It isn’t how clever you are or how well you communicate; …

We don’t use the word “temperance” much anymore. In the pastoral epistles, temperance (or “self-control”) is a chief virtue. Every man and woman is to learn it (1 Timothy 2:9, 15; Titus 2:2, 5-6). Every church leader is to model it (1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8). But what is it? The Vices & The Mean While virtue is always a mean between two extremes, in the case of temperance, this is quite literally the case. Temperance means moderation or balance. Temperance, as we will speak of it, comes from ……

Pastor/elder/presbyter/bishop/overseer/shepherd and minister/evangelist/preacher/teacher and deacon We can see that sometimes the New Testament uses many of the above terms interchangeably and it i……