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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 | EdB | 242377 | ||
There is a vast difference between being accountable and being judged. Moses was told to seek the counsel of others, elders. No where in scripture has God stated that his servants are to be judged. The perfect example of man trying to judge God's servants is the Pharisees that wanted to judge John the Baptist and Jesus and to apply human understanding to God's servants. The scriptures are filled with case after case where God's man was hindered by people in the flesh that felt they knew a better way. Either the man is called of God to the task or he isn't. If he is walking in pride, arrogance or lauds himself over others isn't lead of God. However If the man is chosen of God, then who among us is qualified to question the leading of God has given the man and who appointed any one to judge god's leadership? The problem is to many leaders in the church were not selected by but are there due to things other than the leading of God. They aren't God's servants they don't answer to God they answer to those that put them in place and judge them. Many wonder why the church seems un relevant and ineffective in today's world. I believe the main reason is too much of the church is being ran as a company. With leadership chosen by human reasoning instead of prayer. Again Jesus must be the head of the church, and the pastor must be lead by Jesus not by men of power in the church. When there is more than one earthly leader you have a two head beast which is an abomination. |
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