Tag: Pastor

  • King David Was Not a Pastor

    King David Was Not a Pastor

    The Office of Pastor is a High Calling The office of the pastor is a serious calling in Scripture, one that should not be approached with any sense of casualness. This is why Paul lays out a series of requirements in his pastoral epistles. These qualifications are divinely inspired qualities that, without which, no man

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  • You Must Be Above Reproach

    Recently, Tullian Tchividjian, pastor of “The Sanctuary” church in Jupiter, Florida, made a rather shocking post on his X account. He wrote, “10 years ago, I crashed. I cheated on my first wife and lost everything. Some believe such failures permanently disqualify a person from ministry. However, there isn’t a single passage in Scripture that

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  • On Rick Warren, Women Pastors, and “Secondary Issues”

    On June 14, 2022, during the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California, Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church was given the opportunity to speak at the Messengers’ microphone for approximately five minutes (more than any other Messenger at the time). Pastor Warren gave an impassioned statement about his love for the SBC and

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