Foundations of Christian Leadership, Mentor's Guide, MG07

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b. We are to bear with and forgive one another, Col. 3.13.

c. We are called to serve one another in love, Gal. 5.13.

d. Every believer receives the comfort of God in their trials in order that they may comfort others who encounter trouble with the very comfort that we ourselves received from the Lord , 2 Cor. 1.4.

e. Christians were called upon to care for others in need, to teach one another, and to use our gifts for the sake of one another.

3. Pastoral care evolved with the expansion of the Church and the growing responsibilities of the twelve.

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a. The calling of the Seven introduces the need for specific assistants to the Apostles in the care of the newly formed Messianic community, Acts 6.1-6.

b. The appointing of elders in every city was done to conserve fruit and lay a foundation for ongoing care and ministry for the Church , Acts 14.23.

4. The Pastoral Epistles represent a distinct apostolic move to provide instruction for church leaders who would care for the newly formed churches after they would pass on.

5. What started in the Pastoral Epistles grows to be the key idea of ministry in the second and third centuries.