Pastoral Ministry Final Flashcards
Be able to define a shepherd as we have discussed in class.
One who has devoted himself wholeheartedly to others for the sake of their personal health, growth, and maturity in both the natural and spiritual realms of their lives.
List the 5 main areas of the ministry of the Set Man with the local church.
A. General Overseer B. Principle Feeder C. Spiritual Head D. Sets Overall Visions and Direction E. Directs the Leadership
Be able to define and discuss the 7 components that should be a part of team ministry in the 21st century church.
A. The Set-man sets the compass
B. The Set-man is first among equals
C. Plurality of Eldership
D. Balanced representation of the five-fold ministry
E. Building with a “team of teams” concept
F. Equipping God’s people for the works of service
G. Every person has a role to play on the team
Each pastoral leader should make an ongoing commitment and maintain balance in what 4 areas?
Commitment to… A. God B. Yourself and Family C. The Church D. People
Know and understand all 8 components of Pastoral Ministry.
A. Relating: building genuine biblical community
B. Caring: pastoral care and the leader
C. Guiding: counseling in the local church
D. Building: discipling – building active, healthy and reproducing members
E. Reaching: evangelism, assimilation
F. Praying: building effective prayer strategies
G. Feeding: preaching and teaching
H. Leading: setting the course to follow
When creating a culture of counseling and guiding in the church, we said it was important to establish a Biblical counseling philosophy and also to unify the leadership on your counseling. Explain why this is so important.
As each leader works to provide pastoral counseling, an understanding of the pastoral flow will assist in meeting a person’s needs in a prompt and efficient manner.
It is important to have a Biblical philosophy and unity among the leadership concerning counseling so that you can establish guidelines for counseling and guiding, develop a pastoral counseling strategy, and train people to counsel.
To produce disciples there are three different areas of spiritual health, growth and maturity we need to focus on in people’s lives. Know the areas of Christian foundations, spiritual disciplines and Christian character.
A. Christian foundations i. Being born again ii. Being baptized in water iii. Being filled with the Holy Spirit iv. Being planted in a local church B. Spiritual disciplines i. Bible reading ii. Prayer iii. Attending church services iv. Serving v. Attending small group vi. Giving tithes and offerings vii. Sharing your faith viii. Discipling others C. Christian character
In Ch 13, we discussed the biblical components of a healthy leadership development strategy for the local church, which had 5 predominate steps. Know them and be able to write a brief description of what each one means.
A. Raise leaders within your own house – bring up leaders in your church to lead areas of ministry
B. Raise leaders with the end product in mind – consider the Biblical qualities of a leader and work toward that
C. Raise leaders with a balanced-training context – knowledge based training, experience-driven learning, and mentoring-focused development
D. Raise leaders with a whole-life strategy approach – spiritual and natural development
E. Raise leaders with the understanding of Spirit-led timing for promotion and releasing – God chooses when and where to give them influence
In valuing lost items (people) we laid 6 foundational items we must remember in evangelism. Be able to list them and discuss what each means in pastoral ministries.
A. Lost people matter to God B. Jesus came to seek and save the lost C. We are called to seek and save the lost D. The harvest is plentiful E. The harvest is ripe F. The laborers are few
We talked about empowered leaders knowing the times. In trying to discern the times, a leader may have different responses. What are they?
A. Some leaders know the times but don’t know what course to take
B. Some leaders don’t know the times and any course is fine with them
C. Some leaders misinterpret the times and have chosen the wrong course to take
D. Some leaders know the times and understand the right course to take
