Pastor

Human service careers need to be treasured. They help out a wide variety of individuals who are looking to better themselves and are having difficult times. Many of these careers and programs allow individuals to take time for themselves and live a better and happier life! Human service careers and the people that work in this field are to be congratulated for everything they do to help others. Even the smallest fraction of help can change an individual for the better for the rest of his or her…

The area this writer will concentrate on is the ministry God gave me under the leadership of his pastor. This ministry is department of helps; most people do not think about discipleship when they think about the helps department. Although, department of helps main job is helping others in many areas of their life, giving them the word of God and leading…

My first church leaders’ interview was with Pastor Joe Gabbard. Pastor Joe is the Family Pastor at Cornerstone Church in Blue Springs, Missouri and has been in full-time ministry for over 14 years. I started the interview asking Pastor Joe in what ways has his work changed over the years He said “I started in student ministry and primarily focused on ministering to the students directly to students: attending school functions, active on campus, visiting and meeting one-on-one, holding youth…

In the New Testament details the life of Jesus Christ. Looking into the Synopsis of the Gospel each one of them gives its own account of the life of Jesus. The Greek English version of the Synopsis of the Four Gospels can really help a pastor deliver the word. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John make up the Synopsis Gospels. Each one of them gives its own description of the life of Jesus Christ from the beginning until the end (Black 53). The interesting thing is that each Synopsis speak of…

noticed that frequently throughout the service the Pastor referred to the people as “sinners.” The Pastor stated during the “confessions and forgiveness” portion of the service, “As an ordained minister of the Church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” According to the program, this is the part in the service when the Pastor blesses the congregation and absolves…

this chapter. According to this scenario, when the young pastor first arrived at the independent church, he was full of energy and wanted to be a great leader while performing his duties. Also, he was certainly looking for having a good impact on the members of this community, as well as helping the church to accomplish many things by identifying the congregation’s goals. However, although he was very confident that he would be a good pastor, most of the member of the congregation did not…

defenceless, and hungry; many die of the cold. Throughout the ages, there have been attempts to protect the lives of these innocent, abandoned babies, the latest being that of the baby hatch, as seen in the documentary ‘The Drop Box”. In the documentary, Pastor Lee Jong Rak of Jusarang Church has a box in the wall installed. The box is ventilated, cushioned, and kept…

demands of the pastoral office. Wesleyan theology offers a rich foundation upon which pastors can shape their pastoral practices rooted in scripture, tradition, reason, and experience. Particularly encouraging is the rich understanding of the wholistic approach to pastoral care and evangelism that the Wesleyan tradition offers. For the pastor, the care of the congregation is much more than visitation. Too many pastors get burned out trying to oblige the demands of pastoral care. Sadly, this is…

For the sake of this essay, I will refer to him as Pastor Sweet. Pastor Sweet embodied the ten characteristics identified earlier in this essay. However, as I learned the meaning of compassion and servant-leadership, I understand why he was driven to show empathy for others as well as help them end their suffering. As the leader of our church, he was concerned for the needs of his parishioners. Pastor Sweet started many outreach programs in our community such as a food pantry…

A family's faith keeps a family together; they look to God to fix their family problems. Do they ask God to help them, or will this family continue to be divided? How would you feel if you witnessed your family be torn apart? Would you try to make amends to save your family, or would you allow it to continue to happen? Well, this is the story of Tyler Mathis’ family and their church being torn apart. Tyler Mathis is a young girl who grew up in Toledo, Ohio. She was born on March 30, 1999. She…