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Good and Bad Pastors: The Ezekiel series, part 61 (34:1-10)
A pastor must be a good public speaker, able to draw large crowds with his authority and charisma.
A pastor must be like a CEO, an expert in management and leadership.
A pastor must be a skilled fundraiser, and know how to execute a building program.
A pastor must be on-call 24/7, even on holidays and vacations.
A pastor must be an expert psychologist and counselor, able to diagnose and treat every mental illness.
A pastor must have a picture-perfect family, a wife who leads the women’s ministry and teaches children’s church and does it all with a smile- and their kids must never misbehave or embarrass their parents.
And by the way, the pastor is supposed to be one of the poorest members of the church, driving an old used vehicle, living in a 1000 square foot house, taking now more of a salary from the church than the absolute minimum needed to survive, as a way to show his true devotion to God.
These are some of the modern expectations of a pastor or ministry leader. This is what many in the modern American church want- or think they want- from their pastors.
But are these expectations biblical? Are these the priorities that God said He expected from a pastor when He gave us the New Testament? Or are some of these things that we’ve added over the years? And if we’re adding human standards to God’s Word for what qualifies a pastor, is it wrong of us to do that?
We’re going to explore that question today by looking at a text from Ezekiel 34 where he shares God’s heart on the qualifications of a spiritual leader. All of that today on the Cross References podcast.
0:00 - Introduction
3:50 - The Pastor as Shepherd
15:20 - A Pastor’s Job Description- I Timothy 3
21:20 - Ezekiel 34, verses 1-10
33:00 - Closing Thoughts- The Good Shepherd
Special thanks to the Two Witnesses Live podcast for inviting me on their show recently! Here is a link if you’d like to see/hear it: https://www.youtube.com/live/Mh0bTZhUKwk?si=vqVdx6KZx9tQIZSo
If you want to get in touch with me, send an email to crossreferencespodcast@gmail.com
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