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NASB | 1 Timothy 3:1 It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 3:1 This is a faithful and trustworthy saying: if any man [eagerly] seeks the office of overseer (bishop, superintendent), he desires an excellent task. |
Bible Question:
I need help!! Our government is based on elders running the church, with the people having no imput. The pastor is the head elder and he has appointed 3 more. We are a small church (100 - 135 members including children) In the past two years, our pastor has exhibited many disturbing behavior problems (anger, exaggeration to the point of lying, not visitng his congregation, spending money without knowledge of his elders (his wife is the bookkeeper, etc.) In the four years since I've been attending, he has had 5 secretaries, each one leaving because they cannot deal with the anger problem. Now, two of the elders have stood against him and the other elder, trying to get this back in 0rder. Please help me with what the scriptural basis is for church government and what the pastor's role is. Please pray for us! Thanks! |
Bible Answer: It seems to me that this Pastor has a personal conflict with matters of this world. You must be patience with him. Being against him is not the answer. Rather stand with him, and help him through this crisis. One of the ways is to confront him, and let him know that his behavior is not proper for a Pastor. Perhaps someone should read to him the verses in 1 Timothy 3. If he continues to deteriorate as a Pastor, then he should humbly retire, rather than to be expel. |