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Outline the material concerning "The Minister in Private: The call, internal and external." Make sure to incorporate information from both class lecture and the relevant assigned readings!
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-inward and outward go together
-inward call is always confirmed by the outward call of the church -He is to evince a high degree of holiness of heart and life-a living example of the gospel he preaches -Murphy- "The piety of the church will generally rise about as high as that of the minister" -Piety cultivated by: constant prayer; a morning hour of devotion; devotional reading of Scripture; preaching to himself (Dr. Jones made a big deal about this) -The internal call must become so strong he can no longer ignore it -The external call: it is the churches evaluation for their ability to do the ministry (Eph. 4:11-12) |
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Outline the material concerning "The Minister in Private: Prayer, study of Scripture, meditation." Make sure to incorporate information from both class lecture and the relevant assigned readings!
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Prayer:
-Acts 6:4, we need to think more about prayer from a R.H. point of view, trinitarian nature of prayer Word: -Piety increased by the devotion of Scripture, have a Set Time, Plan, Method to reading, Pray Scripture, i.e. John Bunyan's Bibline Blood Meditation: -to help an INTERNALIZATION of the Word, what all to often remains external, middle ground of prayer and reading Word, follows reading and precedes prayer, Occasional & Deliberate meditation |
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Outline the material concerning "The Biblical Context for the Christian Ministry" Make sure to incorporate information from both class lecture and the relevant assigned readings!
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-the work of the ministry is a relationship, NOT a profession
Pastoral Theology: -synonymous to Practical, Gathering men into the fold; nourishing men in the fold, -Dr. Johnson says it should be closely integrated as closely with the other theological disciplines as possible. Relational & Official: -opening verses of the pastoral epistles, every minister stands in relation to Paul and to CHrist -Organism and organization are essential parts of the visible church, Organization must not swamp organism, but organization is needed to be present and operable Christological & Ecclesiological: -"the truth" constitutes the foundation of the church and the focus of the church -"the mystery of godliness" is another part of truth, fear of God, Christ in the life Eschatological & Social: -the church is contemporary, begun in time, post-temporal in consummation. we think of it in God's time,AD not BC or CE |
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Outline the material concerning "The Minister in Public." Make sure to incorporate information from both class lecture and the relevant assigned readings!
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Moral Qualifications of the Minister:
-Family (1 Tim. 3:4-5) -Society (1 Tim. 3:7) -Inward and outward godliness (1 Tim. 4:15-16 Speech and Conduct of the Minister: -Speech (Eph. 4:25-6) -Conduct (1 Tim. 4:12), the kind of man we are to be is made in private; it grows in private; but it will become public, living in these things will have an effect (something visible) Realms of the Minister in Public: -Family, the mini-church, clear indication of the way the father teaches spiritually under him -when ministers grow, Christians grow |
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Outline the material concerning "The Minister in the Pulpit." Make sure to incorporate information from both class lecture and the relevant assigned readings!
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Minister and his study:
-have a system in place, keep ahead of your work, memorize Scripture, read other literature Minister and his relation to his children: -baptism of children should be pursued, but remember they are still sinners Minister in the Pulpit: -Be mindful of the vertical dimension than the horizontal -2 Cor. 2:14-17, 3 convictions we should know to our pulpit work, We are before the people from God, In Christ, In Sight of God Directory of Public Worship: -Think biblically about what God says he wants to be worshipped -Make sure to read Scripture publicly, difference btw preaching and Scripture -minister is required to pray on 3 occasions during service: invocation/confession, Illumination on the Word, Intercession |
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Outline the material concerning "The Minister in Congregation." Make sure to incorporate information from both class lecture and the relevant assigned readings!
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General Visitation:
- 2 Cor. 10:8 (build up not destroy) -it's much easier to deal with problems face to face, consistency and charity -Murphy says have a specific day for visitation, use elders and deacons to help you -keep it brief, come with Scripture picked out to read, preach before and after, keep log Special Visitation: -Don't neglect Single Women -Don't neglect Widows -Counseling (which if you preach it properly, you should see less of this) |
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Outline the material concerning "The Minister in the Courts of the Church." Make sure to incorporate information from both class lecture and the relevant assigned readings!
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Warnings:
-Beware of Isolationism, do not think your church is so good that you don't need accountability -Beware of Heirarchicalism The Session: -Appoint Church Officers, (1 Tim. 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-9) look to build a session that has a blend of gifts among elders -Have a plan for session's work, i.e. division of sessional work, oversight of families of the congregation, meetings of session, discipline, church strifes, finances The Higher Courts: -listen and obey |
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Outline the material concerning "The Sufferings of the Ministry." Make sure to incorporate information from both class lecture and the relevant assigned readings!
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Suffering of Paul:
-2 Cor. 11 Paul boasts about weakness, 2 Tim. 1:8 join in suffering Suffering of the minister: -Pastoral ministry is not a matter of life and death, but a matter of death then life |
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Outline the material concerning "The Minister in Public." Make sure to incorporate information from both class lecture and the relevant assigned readings!
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Moral Qualifications of the Minister:
-Family (1 Tim. 3:4-5) -Society (1 Tim. 3:7) -Inward and outward godliness (1 Tim. 4:15-16 Speech and Conduct of the Minister: -Speech (Eph:25-6) -Conduct (1 Tim. 4:12), the kind of man we are to be is made in private; it grows in private; but it will become public, living in these things will have an effect (something visible) Realms of the Minister in Public: -Family, the mini-church, clear indication of the way the father teaches spiritually under him -when ministers grow, Christians grow |
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Outline the material concerning "The Minister in the Pulpit." Make sure to incorporate information from both class lecture and the relevant assigned readings!
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Minister and his study:
-have a system in place, keep ahead of your work, memorize Scripture, read other literature Minister and his relation to his children: -baptism of children should be pursued, but remember they are still sinners Minister in the Pulpit: -Be mindful of the vertical dimension than the horizontal -2 Cor. 2:14-17, 3 convictions we should know to our pulpit work, We are before the people from God, In Christ, In Sight of God Directory of Public Worship: -Think biblically about what God says he wants to be worshipped -Make sure to read Scripture publicly, difference btw preaching and Scripture -minister is required to pray on 3 occasions during service: invocation/confession, Illumination on the Word, Intercession |
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Outline the material concerning "The Minister in Congregation." Make sure to incorporate information from both class lecture and the relevant assigned readings!
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General Visitation:
- 2 Cor. 10:8 (build up not destroy) -it's much easier to deal with problems face to face, consistency and charity -Murphy says have a specific day for visitation, use elders and deacons to help you -keep it brief, come with Scripture picked out to read, preach before and after, keep log Special Visitation: -Don't neglect Single Women -Don't neglect Widows -Counseling (which if you preach it properly, you should see less of this) |
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Outline the material concerning "The Minister in the Courts of the Church." Make sure to incorporate information from both class lecture and the relevant assigned readings!
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Warnings:
-Beware of Isolationism, do not think your church is so good that you don't need accountability -Beware of Heirarchicalism The Session: -Appoint Church Officers, (1 Tim. 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-9) look to build a session that has a blend of gifts among elders -Have a plan for session's work, i.e. division of sessional work, oversight of families of the congregation, meetings of session, discipline, church strifes, finances The Higher Courts: -listen and obey |
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Outline the material concerning "The Sufferings of the Ministry." Make sure to incorporate information from both class lecture and the relevant assigned readings!
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Suffering of Paul:
-2 Cor. 11 Paul boasts about weakness, 2 Tim. 1:8 join in suffering Suffering of the minister: -Pastoral ministry is not a matter of life and death, but a matter of death then life |
