Review:
Congregational Rule
vs.
Congregational Role
"Rule" is for pastors

"Board of Deacons" is also not biblical, a board is governing not serving; deacons are servants. Major = service; Minor = advisory to pastor

A couple of weeks ago some questions were raised concerning pastors and how to deal with biblically removing a pastor. The pastoral office carries no carte blanche; there are qualifications to be met and standards to be maintained

The 2nd letter to the Corinthians is Paul's attempt to defend himself from the accusations of the believers at Corinth.

2Cor 1:12-21 gives us the issue

2Cor 1:21 the pastor is anointed by God so we best be careful to not overstep

2 Reasons to Biblically remove a pastor

1Tim 3 list the qualifications of a pastor
1Tim 5:19-20 outlining how to remove a pastor and a warning

Three things to do keep from this problem