Pastoring In the New Testament (video series) Parts 5-8 of 8
One of the greatest strongholds of Dark Age Christendom in the church which has continually resisted the Lord is the pragmatically perpetrated Pastorate. It has survived every revival and reformation despite its extra-biblical foundation and justification.
Fortunately though, God is not going to wink at it any longer without promting serious scrutiny from the church body. He is gracing His church with greater clarity and more biblical revelation than in any age before; though many are slow to hear.
It is time we examine the New Testament for a truer picture of pastoral ministry instead of clinging to the strongholds of religion which continue to uphold hierarchical structures and Clerical positions at the expense of real Holy Spirit ministry.
Part 5 - Some are More Pastorally Gifted
Part 6 - Elders Shepherd Together
Part 7 - Pastoral Equipping in Perspective
Part 8 - Parents, Pastor Your Flock
For a more in depth look at where the church imbibed extra-biblical leadership and structure, as well as clear teaching on New Testament leadership and church community see the authors book Heaven’s Underground Blueprint - http://www.christisall.org/hub-book/.
Here are the links to chapter six of Heaven’s Underground Blueprint- Back to the Underground Leadership Blueprint-
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Thank you.
May 21st, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Hi Brett, I have’nt been responding to your video’s lately because I cannot spend the time buffering and then watching. I’m not complainly, it’s just me.
I would like to read them in type, if that was possible and then print them so thatI can study them in depth.
The LORD is dealing with me in a most gracious way in adjusting to this new life. Thank you for your prayers and counsel, it is a blessing to find a brother whom the LORD is leading in our Common insight.
yours in our LORD JESUS,
John.
September 26th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Thanks mate!
One thing stood out to me from Ephesians 4:
This ‘ultimate maturity’ that the Body of Christ is destined for will only be fulfilled in “the UNITY of the faith”. Our perfection depends on our singularity. Therefore this current reformation, this removing of all divisions, is God preparing His Bride for her destiny; the perfecting of all the saints.
Divisions ‘between’ church groups are obvious and have to go, along with their titles (AOG, COC, CCC). But the great division ‘within’ church groups, namely the clergy-laity divide, is the next division to go, with all of its titles.
For Christ’s great prayer “that they may be one, as We are one” goes yet unanswered. And huddled in divisions, divided against ourselves, we postpone our destiny.
Luther shortened the gap between clergy and laity. Our job in our generation is to close that gap.
“Till we all come, in the UNITY of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, UNTO THE MEASURE OF THE STATURE OF THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST.” What a promise! What great reward there is laid up for those who remove divisions! : )