Church Search Committe seeks godly spiritual leader as senior pastor. MUST meet ALL the qualifications as outlined by GOD in I Timothy chapter 3.
SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS:
(1) A bishop, or pastor or elder MUST be BLAMLESS.
(2) MUST be the HUSBAND of ONE WIFE.
(3) MUST be TEMPERATE.
(4) MUST be SOBER-MINDED.
(5) MUST be of GOOD BEHAVIOR.
(6) MUST be HOSPITABLE.
(7) MUST BE able to TEACH.
(8) MUST be GENTLE.
(9) MUST not be QUARRELSOME.
(10) MUST not be COVETOUS.
(11) MUST RULE HIS OWN HOUSE WELL, if he has children, his children MUST be in SUBMISSION will ALL REVERENCE.
PLEASE NOTE: fOR IF A MAN DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO RULE HIS OWN HOUSE, how will he take care of the CHURCH OF GOD?)
(12) MUST NOT BE A NOVICE, lest being PUFFED UP with PRIDE, he fall into the same CONDEMNATION as the devil.
(13) MUST have a GOOD TESTIMONY among those who are outside (those in the community, who are not in the church), lest he fall into REPROACH and the SNARE of the devil.
If you meet ALL these qualifications as a pastor in leadership over a church , OR if you know of a strong devoted spiritual man of GOD who meets these qualifications and requirements... PLEASE contact me. Our church has been seeking such a qualified man of GOD as according to the qualifications God has laid out in I Timothy, for the past six years, since the retirment of the pastor after 35 years of godly devotion to his wife, the church, and the people of God.
College education is not important, if a man of God can meet these qualifications and requirements.
To everyone,I ask for mercy concerning the lengths of my postings,yet to understand what i write,the length might be necessary.
Ella:
The problem is the fellowship you have been with has not been living in Biblical Eldership/Plurality of Elders. For that matter most of the body in America is guilty of this.
When a fellowship has only one man who calls himself the 'Pastor',then he and the fellowship have not been in accordance with the Biblical mandate of more then one Elder.
The same is for those calling themselves Senior Pastors.
Plurality of Elders is a safeguard against Pride, and from Usurping the authority of both Yeshua and the body of believers.
Plurality also encourages mutual accountability of the Elders to the body and the body to the Elders. Maybe one Elder for every 25 people or less.
The body is to be an organism,not an organization. As soon as they look for that Non-Profit number they have become an organization.
Yet the body is not aware of the authority they have to look, and see the men the Lord has raised up to being Elders.
There are more men as fans and spectators,which should be teaching,and those calling themselves Senior Pastor-Pastors should be sitting down.
I agree there is a need for Godly men meeting the Biblical mandate for Elders; Yet the Office of Elders plural;has been withheld from the people to make them believe that only one man is to have that office, (the Pastor)
Act 14:23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
Act 15:1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
Act 15:2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
Act 15:3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
Act 15:4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. Act 15:5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
Act 15:6 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
Act 20:17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. Act 21:17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
Act 21:18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
Titus 1:4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Titus1:5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:
Titus1:6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
Titus1:7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
Titus 1:8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
Titus 1:9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
Titus 1:10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
Please notice the word/office is ELDERS,not Pastor(s)
Ella,most of the body is wrong not having Biblical Plurality of Elders,and the Priesthood of believers.. Unless the Lord grants repentance,Wisdom and Understanding,this will continue until He returns.
Pray for the Lord to Shepherd the flock, for He, and He alone is the SENIOR PASTOR,everyone else is an under rower.
Agape and Charis:
St.George
There is only one plave where the word Pastor is used,everywhere else is the word/office of Elders.
Eph 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
1Pe 5:1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
1Pe 5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
2Jn 1:1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
3Jn 1:1 The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
With much respect, I must ask you, WHAT IN THE MISSST ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?:excited:
Seriously, what do you mean the fellowship I'm involved in is... whatever it was you said.. you don't have a clue about the church I attend, so get a grip!... How do you know about the those I fellowship with?.. you don't...:zzzz:
This announcement has nothing to do with plurality of elders in the church, which only means more than one or two godly men in office as overseers assisting in office in caring for the church and people, so that the pastor's work load isn;t so heavy.
A bishop or pastor can be an elder,but not necessarily are the considered elders, but every elder is not necessary a bishop or a pastor, God outline those He called in the church, and just as every prophet isn't a preacher or a teacher, every elder is not a pastor, duties in some respects are different for the pastor and the elder. The pastor is over the elder in the local church, SENIOR AUTHORITY...
The lead pastor of a church ordains the elders, so what are you speaking about? What do you call a person who is overseer of a church, isn't he the senior(lead pastor)? sure he is... isn't a person over anything a senior leader or CEO of whatever he/she may be over considered the senior partner or senior leader?. The lead person IS the senior leader in authority.
Paul was senior in authority over Timothy and Titus and many others, and he sent Timothy and Titus to help organize the church by ordaining men as elders and spiritual leaders who were qualified and could care for the needs of the church and the people. Peter was an apostle who was also considered as an elder, and so were many of the other apostles, but no where do we find that Paul was considered an elder, but Paul was SENIOR PASTOR, BISHOP, OVERSERE, STEWARD, AND SERVANT over the churches.
First of all, if the membership of a church does not have enough QUALIFIED MEN for a pastorto ordain them as elders, how can there be elders or deacons in the church? Anywayzzzz, What has a plurality of elders in the church got to do with this announvcement? Nothing! Simply NOTHING!
Whether the man of God is a bishop, pastor, elder,prophet evangelist stweard, or whatever, does he qualifiy and meet the requirements of this announcement to bepastor, elder, bishop as overseer of a church and congregation? That's the only point!
I had planned to say this before i clicked off. BUt elders are only modren day what we call associate ministers or pastors in the church. Some churches have one or two, or three or depending on the size of the church, they have 25 associate ministers or pastors under the SENIOR PASTOR of a church. The Bible refer to them as elders, but not many church today call them elders, but instead associates or assistants becasue this is a part of their duties of the position is to assist the SENIOR APSTOR with the ministry of the church.
This is also why the qualifications in I Timothy chapter 3, as given by Paul, are no different. the smae requirements and qualifications apply for the Bishop, elder, pastor, and the deacon with a few changes but the basics are the same...he MUST be a godly man with a good reputation in the community and in the church, have knowledge and wisdom in God's word to be able to teach, preach and lead the people.
So take your time Dennis, I'll wait on you:laugh: I ain't go nuttin to do...lol
Man coined a new word phrase (PULARITY OF ELDERS nad everybody think they have discovered something spiritual. The Bible is clear, wisdom and understand and knowledge in God's word is by THE HOLY SPIRIT'S REVEALATION, AND NOT MAN'S INTERPRETATION.
Paul senT for Timothy and Titus to ordain elders in all the new churches that were being established so that the church would have order, THIS DOES NOT MEANS every church had elders, because many men were not called into ministry, and many were not qualified, just as it is today. But where there were men who were qualified and desired to be an elder in the church or pastor they were ordained as such, just as it is today. Many men are called, but only a few are chosen, becasue they don't qualifiy to be ministers of God's word in a position as overseeing a church and His people. plain and simple.
Timothy and Titus were the senior pastors and ministers and overseerers of many of these churches throughout thier region, whom Paul ordained, and charged to Preach the word to the people, and teach the people the word of God. Peter started the first church and was ordained as an apostle by Jesus Christ, and an elder of the first established organized church, and so were the other apostles who were also going about as ministers, preachers, pastors of the churches. Paul was consider the SENIOR BISHOP over ALL the churches, appointed by no other than God. So let not your heart be troubled an elder in the church is who today's church calls an associate or and assistant pastor or minister under the SENIOR pastor of a congregrat....:applause::applause: :bow: thank you ...thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the building:dancingp::peace::purpleangel:
BTW, how can a church be a church if it is not organized as an organization? How can anything be anything without organized order? It has nothing to do with a 501 c3 nonprofit number, that;s jjust how systems work, they must be organized, the church is indeed a christian organization under the spiritual system of God who is the founder, and Christ is the co-founder of the church.
