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1 | Should pastors/preachers be evaluated | 1 Cor 4:4 | azurelaw | 242374 | ||
Dear Brother Doc, Thank you and sorry for the late response. I will take a look at the cited article :-) We have pastors, elders and deacons. We do not have specific teaching elders. But if needed, elders will conduct teaching as well but depending on his capacity and ability or gift. In the past (well about 10 years ago), we did not have any official evaluation. However, due to some problems among the ministers (pastor and preachers), the board (contains pastor, elders, deacons) decided to set up an evaluation system in order to improve the communication. Now, new minister joined to the team and think that the evaluation is not according to the teaching in the bible based on the scripture I quoted here. I want to know if 1 Corinthian 4:1-5 relevant to the situation. If yes, how? (To me, the context of the scripture seems not answering this question. That's why I ask "how") If not, is there any scripture specifically/closely related to the issue? Thanks and shalom. Azure |
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2 | Should pastors/preachers be evaluated | 1 Cor 4:4 | DocTrinsograce | 242376 | ||
Dear Sister Azure, Perhaps the passage in question (1 Corinthians 4:1-5) would be applicable to the young elder if he was an Apostle. :-) We know, of course, that he is not. When we take the passages on the characteristics of an elder (1 Timothy 3:1-16; Titus 1:6-9; Ephesians 4:11; 1 Peter 5:1; etc.) they are all a matter of visible characteristics to the rest of the church. I would be very surprised at any pastor or elder who would not want to be continually examined by his brethren, to the glory of God and the good of the saints. Wanting to lord it over the others in the church, to not be questioned, and to be able to do all things with impunity is evidence of a false teacher, not a shepherd of Christ's flock. Looking back at the time that your young elder came to your church, it would have been best to have asked him about this oversight during his application. Even during the times of the primitive church, bishops were subject to oversight by the church as a whole. Today we operate differently, but compare the men who lead predominantly in Christian circles. They are pastors of a local congregation, they are recognized teachers and leaders in Christian thought, they affirm published standards of doctrine, and they lead exemplary personal lives. Compare them with some of the parachurch leaders popular in the less doctrinally sound groups. The differences are pretty obvious. The real question is do we want to follow the Holy Spirit as He leads through the Word, or do we want people to scratch our itching ears. In Him, Doc |
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