Harmony in the Church
8 things you can do for your pastor
Recognize him (1Thess 5:12)
Respect him (1Thess 5:12)
Reward him (1Tim 5:17) (timays) pay money
Remember him (Heb 13:7)
Respond to him (Heb 13:17)
Relinquish (yield) to him (Heb 13:17)
Regard him (Heb 13:24)
Receive him (Col 4:10)
Pastoral Leadership
Papacy, dictatorship
Leads to
Congregational Inactivity
1Pet 5:1ff Contrasts
not by constraint, but willingly;
not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
Neither as being lords over [God's] heritage, but
being ensamples to the flock.
Pastoral Ineffectiveness
Leads to
Anarchy
Oligarchy - presbytery
"Diotrophes" one who loves to be first among you.
Numbers Judges 3John
Lets study Acts 15