Cornerstone Curriculum, Official Certification Edition

LESSON 2 | FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP: THE CHRISTIAN LEADER AS PASTOR / 301

e. 1 Thess. 1.6

f. 2 Thess. 3.9

4. The pastor is the message , as well as the one who gives messages, Titus 2.7.

5. The youth of the pastor is not an issue; godly modeling is , 1 Tim. 4.12.

II. Equipping Pastors for Urban Congregations: Critical Issues

Deacons should remember that the

Lord chose apostles – that is, bishops and overseers. In contrast, the apostles appointed deacons for themselves. ~ Cyprian (c. 250, W), 5.366. Ibid . p. 156.

A. The domination of management models among evangelical pastors

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1. The do-everything myself pastor: the pastor as Jack of all trades (the super charismatic Christian)

C hr i s t i an M i n i s t ry

2. The managerial pastor : the pastor as CEO of the Christian corporation

3. The aloof pastor : the pastor who brackets the various tasks he does, virtually isolating himself from the flock

B. The need for solid urban pastors

1. A vulnerable, unsafe environment : the primacy of the shepherding role of pastoral care

2. Vicious predators: those who would prey upon urban Christians