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After reciting and/or singing the Nicene Creed (located in the Appendix), pray the following prayer: A prayer for pastors . . . O God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who sent Thy Son not to be ministered unto but to minister, and who made him the great Head of the Church, set apart and consecrate this thy servant for the work of the ministry. Give him thy wisdom, and in counsel may he deal wisely as one who has the mind of Christ. Grant him thy spirit of compassion for human needs and fill him with love that he may tenderly care for every soul whom thou dost so graciously love. Strengthen and nourish his faith in thee and in the values of thy Church, that he may increase the faith of his fellow Christians. Cause his study to be meaningful and his work in thy Church fruitful. And give grace unto us all that working together, seeking to know thy will, we may advance thy cause in this place and throughout the world; to the glory of him who preached good news to the captives, even Christ our Lord. Amen.

Nicene Creed and Prayer

~ John E. Skoglund. A Manual of Worship. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 1968. p. 256.

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Scripture Memorization Review

Review with a partner, write out and/or recite the text for last class session’s assigned memory verse: Hebrews 10.19-22.

Turn in your summary of the reading assignment for last week, that is, your brief response and explanation of the main points that the authors were seeking to make in the assigned reading (Reading Completion Sheet).

Assignments Due

CONTACT

A Non-pastoral Pastor It has now become fashionable in the culture of the mega-church for many senior pastors to delegate the responsibility for pastoral care to “staff” who do the menial work of counseling the depressed and bereaved, visiting the sick, and nurturing the individuals and families which make up the membership of the church. The role of the senior pastor is to be the “up front” person, the “public face” of the church, the one who teaches in the prime time of the congregation’s public ministry, whether on television, radio, or the Internet. This kind of

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