Sentences with phrase «role as pastor»

My specialty is organizational leadership, so in addition to my role as a pastor, as I have time, I consult with church and ministry leaders.

My specialty is organizational leadership, so in addition to my role as a pastor, as I have time, I consult with church and ministry leaders.

I knew that me leaving my role as pastor of Rothesay Vineyard would liberate me to be who I am without restraint and to do what I am passionate about with freedom; I immediately knew that Jon would assume the role as interim pastor and their dilemma would vanish; and the church would experience a brand new and fresh season.

As time went on, I was feeling more uncomfortable in my role as the pastor of Rothesay Vineyard.

Many of you know that the last thing I wanted to do was cling to my role as pastor of Rothesay Vineyard until nobody was left except me with my pride.

Unless we know you, why would we accept your role as pastor within our own lives?

In essence, the first part sets out the place of the priest in relation to his Diocese and his Bishop as well as the obligations rising from his role as pastor.

Protestant pastors of stable churches, less than 800 in membership, without special training in dealing with mental and emotional problems are in contact through their role as pastor with people inside and outside their churches who have mental and emotional problems.

And even though I enjoy a wonderfully healthy marriage, there are moments when outside support is necessary for my role as a pastor and as a regular person.

Tom saw as his primary task the discernment of how the Holy Spirit was leading the church and how, in his role as a pastor and academic, he might fit into the Spirit's leading.

the preoccupation of the psychologist with purely human behavior, its description, and development; the preoccupation of the sociologist and cultural anthropologist with the forms and development of society, make these mental health professionals unable to define the function of the churchman, though their professions may well be of immense importance in providing information when the clergyman thinks through his unique and necessary role as pastor to persons.

You take your role as pastor seriously and have a perpetual to - do list.

He took a strong line on bishops, emphasising their role as pastors rather than that of princes of the Church.

A great reminder of our role as pastors.

Parish clergy today are caught in a dilemma with regard to their role as pastors.

Not exact matches

For good or ill, pastors will have a major role in determining the future of the church and our country, but not primarily as pastor - Congressmen.

Let's deconstruct this «apology»: He doesn't apologize as a human being, a man with a heart, but as a pastor, already positioning himself in a superior role over his victim.

As continuing licensed ministers, their roles were normally limited to being associate pastors of churches, hospital chaplains or religion teachers, and their functions were also restricted.

Pastors such as the Rev. Robert K. Gregory Jr., the Rev. Lowman J. Oliver III and the Rev. Joel Hunter hope to play a peacekeeping role during the George Zimmerman trial.

But frankly, all the pastors ought to be doing in the first place is being a servant and a slave to others — that's what a pastor is anyway, at least what sketchy little bits of «pastor» roles can be made out in the NT, as it's scarcely mentioned — not necessarily standing up there and teaching everyone two or three times a week, running the show, and acting like some kind of CEO.

Antoinette, I understand the biblical words «judge» and «church» quite differently than you, as well as the role of the pastor.

While I have tried to describe rather carefully the pastoral role of a clergyman working in a mental health center as contrasted to that of a parish pastor, I think it is important that some aspects of his pastoral role be maintained diligently — his openness to all levels of pastoral conversation, his availability at all times, his understanding of and empathy with the deep yearnings of people for a sense of purpose and meaning in life, forgiveness, moral clarity, the sense of the holy, and the importance of confidentiality and continuity in relationships.

Are you going to discuss the issue of where the role of «pastor as we know it» originated?

Perhaps in no other area of clerical practice do the master role of prophetic guide to maturing in the Christian life and the professional role called for by the institution blend so nearly into one as in the case of the minister as pastor.

What complicates the acquiring of skill in this role is the resourcing already in place for the pastor as psychological counselor rather than as spiritual guide.

Moreover, the recent increase in the number of applicants for priestly formation demonstrates both the enduring influence of John Paul II (who many 21st - century seminarians continue to identify as their role model) and the importance of a strong sense of Catholic identity in attracting and forming future pastors.

If we are to move toward a more just placement system for women, there are three groups of persons who can play an important role in bringing about such change: the men who currently serve as senior pastors, the men and women who serve as denominational placement officers, and the clergywomen themselves.

My role as a non-Indian, a Lutheran pastor and a Western - trained psychotherapist was first challenged years ago while I was working and living with a number of Chippewas, members of my first rural parish in northern Michigan.

Ministers begin to see their role as the CEO of an organsiation rather than priest / preacher / pastor etc of God's flock.

Marty says nothing about what this challenge might mean for theological schools, whose attention to these topics will play an important role in educating the people — pastors, denominational employees, lay leaders and the like — whom he frequently singles out as important interpreters and «brokers» of the public involvement of religious groups.

Others tend to emphasize the centrality of the congregation as the evangelizer, with the pastor in a facilitating role.

Drawing on biblical and church tradition, he spoke of the roles of pastor, priest, prophet and king as historically normative for the Christian ministry.

Conflicting ideas of what a pastor is, then (and I'm not suggesting you are doing this steve, more a generalised observation) various people trying to impose these conflicting ideas on the position known as «the pastor» while simultaneously ignoring that there is a real person who works in the role.

This is more obvious in congregations where there are support groups for parents and where the pastor communicates the role of the church as the family of faith through careful preparation of all members for baptisms and weddings.

Those studies become less and less an occupation engaged in or intrinsic to his role as witness to the gospel and pastor to people, and become more and more frantic efforts to find biblical, or theological, generalities which will religiously dignify his promotional purposes.

During the nineteenth century, the spiritual power attributed to parents — especially mothers — gradually undermined the priestly role of the Protestant pastor as an agent of God's grace.

Until pastors become aware of the ways in which the dualisms of the Victorian family ethos have been institutionalized in the church, confusion about their own role as spiritual leaders in a congregation will continue.

This suggests that the pastor's role as spiritual leader is to make an intentional effort to help the people live in faithful response to God.

That is why the role of the pastor is described as that of an arranger or an overseer of spiritual growth groups.

Thus, part 3 is about the servant role of a pastor as the spiritual director of a congregation.

When the LCA began allowing some laypersons to read the «lessons» (another term that presumes lay ignorance) and assist with communion, the pastor's role was described as «chief liturgical officer» or «president of the Eucharist.»

Men often feel threatened by the intellectual and authority roles of these women and by their ability as pastors, and therefore are reluctant to initiate or share a close relationship.

We could not have picked a «better» church to visit on our first Sunday, as the pastor was speaking that week — scratch that; he was shouting — about «biblical» gender roles, referencing stay - at - home dads as «abnormal» and it being against God's will for a wife to have a larger income than her husband.

I sincerely hope this can be conveyed emphatically at the upcoming synod, and I thank every pastor and bishop who stands as a role model for evangelizing, preaching the truth, and promoting the beauty and richness our faith has to offer.

What is the role of the Pastor or preacher as your referring too?

Pastors have undermined their vital role as opinion - makers in society.

I agree that it is difficult, and I think the point for me is the pastors role as shepherd of a flock.

The lecture provided a fine image, shaping my life personally as a follower of Jesus, and vocationally as a companion to other followers of Jesus, in the role of pastor and writer.

Trey Burton, who is a tight end on the team and the team pastor, believes that his faith in God has played a role in him being able to heal from injuries, as recently as the beginning of this season.He injured his calf and doctors told him that he would miss several weeks of play.

For life in a highly fragmented and specialized society, the pastor as theological integrator can perform a socially unique role in building provisional bridges to enable us to stay in touch with our common humanity fashioned in the image of God.