Pastors & Deacons
I) The office of Pastor
A) The titles
1) episkopoV - overseer
2) poimenoV - shepherd
3) presbuteroV - elder
B) The Scriptures
1) Pastors are to lead - 1 Peter 5:2-3
2) Pastors are to manage the church - 1 Timothy 3:5
3) Pastors are to protect the flock - Titus 1:9-11
4) Pastors are to rule - 1 Timothy 6:17
5) Pastors are to equip the saints for the work of service - Ephesians 4:11-13
6) The church is to be subject to the pastors - 1 Corinthians 16:16
7) Pastors are to have charge over the people - 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
8) The church is to obey and submit to the pastors - Hebrews 13:17
C) The role
1) Lead, oversee, cast vision, give direction
2) The pastors are to focus on eternal spiritual needs primarily - Acts 6:4
3) The ministry position of deacon was created for this reason, so that the deacons could take care of these temporal physical needs - Acts 6:4
4) The pastors approve those nominated for ministry office - Acts 6:6
II) The office of Deacon
A) The title
1) diakonoV - servant
B) The Scriptures
1) “Serving”(1); “Serve” (2), “Ministry” (4) Acts 6:1-4
2) “hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience” - hold to the truth
I) The office of Pastor
A) The titles
1) episkopoV - overseer
2) poimenoV - shepherd
3) presbuteroV - elder
B) The Scriptures
1) Pastors are to lead - 1 Peter 5:2-3
2) Pastors are to manage the church - 1 Timothy 3:5
3) Pastors are to protect the flock - Titus 1:9-11
4) Pastors are to rule - 1 Timothy 6:17
5) Pastors are to equip the saints for the work of service - Ephesians 4:11-13
6) The church is to be subject to the pastors - 1 Corinthians 16:16
7) Pastors are to have charge over the people - 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
8) The church is to obey and submit to the pastors - Hebrews 13:17
C) The role
1) Lead, oversee, cast vision, give direction
2) The pastors are to focus on eternal spiritual needs primarily - Acts 6:4
3) The ministry position of deacon was created for this reason, so that the deacons could take care of these temporal physical needs - Acts 6:4
4) The pastors approve those nominated for ministry office - Acts 6:6
II) The office of Deacon
A) The title
1) diakonoV - servant
B) The Scriptures
1) “Serving”(1); “Serve” (2), “Ministry” (4) Acts 6:1-4
2) “hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience” - hold to the truth