Most of the “cats” that y’all think are pastors are NOT pastors. This crisis that we’re going through is proving the point for all of the world to clearly see. There are “3 Things” that STAND OUT when a man/woman is an Ephesians Ch. 5 [doma] teaching pastor…
#1. They FEED the people… No way around it. Pastors ARE
feeders. What they feed the people is God’s word, not their strategies, their idiosyncrasies, their dogma, their protocol and systems. The feed the flock God’s word. [Acts 20:28] [1 Pe5:2]
[Jhn 21:17]
#2. They LOVE people. They can’t wait to see them. They care about your safety. They care about your family. You’re more to them than “tithes and offerings”. They learn your name. They know your interests. They wanna know how you fit in the body and ensure that you do the “work” assigned to you. They love seeing your maturation. They understand that as an undershepherd to Christ they have a job to do with you and take it seriously. They don’t put you on hold for 10-15 years or simply see you as an “accessory” to what they’re doing. LOVE is an action word. [Jhn 3:16] [Jhn 13:35] [1 Cor 16:24]
#3. They SERVE people: They roll up their sleeves and put on a towel and ensure that you’re served. They’re not sitting in a special seat waiting on service. They’re walking up to you and asking you, “How can I serve you?” They’re putting teams in place to serve you. They’re ensuring that everyone passes under the hand of God and is accounted for. We’ve now allowed pastors to replace service with technology. We’ve allowed them to turn in the “servants towel” and replace it with CRM’s, pre-published text messages, generic emails, video screens, and social media soundbites. It didn’t use to be that way. Pastors actually knew who they were talking to. [Matthew 20:26,27]
These are all pastoral qualities that are non-negotiable. Look for these in choosing leaders. Charm is good. Nice-looking is good. Dressing fly is good. Big buildings are good. STILL, none of that compares to being fed the word, loved and served. Pastors must again connect with parishioners so that when a crisis like we’re experiencing now rears its head the scrambling that we see today doesn’t exist anymore. One last question: Answer if you’re bold enough to do so. If the answer is NEVER or a lonnnnnnnnnnnnggggg time ago… You’re NOT being pastored. If you feel the need to make an excuse, you’re not being pastored. Just answer the question honestly and then let your heavenly FATHER talk to you about it. If you’re a pastor and you feel some kind of way, get back to feeding, loving and serving.
When was the last time your pastor stopped by the house?
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