What We Need to Know about Pastors

1. A Pastor, what is it?
   a)Preacher, bishop, elder, reverend
   b)word "Shepard" used 5 times to described Christ as "shepard"
   c)Teacher - The pastor needs to be able to teach
   d)Not a separate/distinct resposibility from Elder or Overseer - 1

Peter5:1-2/Acts 20:28
2. What is the role of a Pastor/Teacher?
a)this is a man who is responsible to teach the local people of God as He

accomplishes his mission.Titus 1:7-9/Acts 6
b)Pastors need to be in the trenches with the people, praying along side God's

people;helping, encouraging them, making them complete
3)The Purpose of Pastor/Teacher -verse 12-13 = to Equip/Edify/Uniting/Leading
a)Equip means to make complete.mending,fixing,setting 2 Cor 13:11/2Tim 3:16-17
c)Colossians 4:12-13/Epaphras/James 1:2-4 - equipping through testing
d)1Peter5:10 - Equips through suffering
e)Edify 2 Peter 1:12-13
f)Unite
h)Lead-people to an experience where they know Christ intimately
4)Fruits of the ministry
a)Maturing christians-moving to the right (Trellis and the Vine)1John2:12-13
b)doctrinally strong believers who are discerning, able to defend truth in a
christ honoring way