What are the fundamental parts of a church and what do they mean at Grafted.

Church Business Meeting 8/20/17 After the Service Voting to move $560.95 from Cash Reserves to Church Insurance. See a Governor for Details.

Leadership:

Leadership: Why do we call Dave a Lead Pastor? What’s with Elders? What about the Governors? And Leaders? What are they about? How does all of this relate to Jesus?

Pastor:

Pastor: English – pastor Etymology Borrowing from Old French pastor (Modern French pasteur), from Latin pastor.

Pastor: Old French – pastor Etymology Borrowing from Latin pastor, pastōrem. Compare the inherited doublet pastre.   Latin – pastor From pāscō (“to feed, maintain, pasture, graze”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect”).

Pastor: English – pastor (now rare) A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals. Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people A minister or a priest in a Christian church.

1 Peter 5:1-4

1 Peter 5:1-4 1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

Leadership: Why do we call Dave a Lead Pastor? What’s with Elders?

1 Peter 5:1-4 1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

1 Peter 5:1-4 1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

1 Peter 5:1-4 1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

1 Peter 5:1-4 1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

1 Peter 5:1-4 1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

Matthew 16:24-26 24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?”

“Leaders will will inevitably press their own character onto the congregation. Because we are set forth as models and we are are called to be teachers, we will inevitably in some way be be modeling and teaching things that that cause many in the congregation to look like us. And that’s great in so far as we look like Christ; it is disastrous if we don’t. And so what we are looking for in leaders are are these little pictures of the Lord Jesus.” Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile

“Leaders will will inevitably press their own character onto the congregation. Because we are set forth as models and we are are called to be teachers, we will inevitably in some way be be modeling and teaching things that that cause many in the congregation to look like us. And that’s great in so far as we look like Christ; it is disastrous if we don’t. And so what we are looking for in leaders are are these little pictures of the Lord Jesus.” Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile

Leadership: Why do we call Dave a Lead Pastor? What’s with Elders? What about the Governors? And Leaders? What are they about? How does all of this relate to Jesus?

Acts 6:1-6 1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3 Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. 4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

Acts 6:1-6 5 And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. 6 These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.

Acts 6:1-6 1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3 Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. 4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

What are you doing to engage with Elders and Deacons who can speak truth into your life? What are you doing to put yourself into a position where you can be the speaker of truth into other’s lives?

What are you doing to engage with Elders and Deacons who can speak truth into your life? What are you doing to put yourself into a position where you can be the speaker of truth into other’s lives?