1. How It Helps in Doing Ministry
Pastor Hugh McClintock, WTS MATS â09
2. Definitions
ï Pastoral ï What it is not and what
it is
ï Implication ï Indirect suggestion or
something that is
expected
ï Involvement or
entanglement of
somebody in something
ï Eschatology ï The study of end times
4. Pastor
ï One of the five-fold ministries (Ephesians 4:11-12)
ï The Hebrew word for pastor or shepherd is raâah
ï The Greek word for pastor or shepherd is poimen
5. God what are you saying to us?
What it is not What it is
ï One who is overly concerned ï They seek to please God first
about themselves and foremost (Mt. 6:33, 22:37-
ï One who scatters the flock 39)
ï One who refuses to visit those ï They are saved (Rom. 10:9-10;
in need (Mt. 25:36ff) Eph. 2:5)
ï One who does not seek the ï They are students in the
Lord (Eli and his sons) School of Jesus
ï One who shatters hopes and ï They walk in love
dreams ï They reveal and model Christ
ï One who unsettles in you in the hope of glory
6. What it is, cont.
ï Their lives are hid with Christ in God
ï Their prayers are appreciated
ï They feed the flock of God (1 Pet. 5:2; Acts 20)
ï They lead by integrity of heart and skillfulness of hands
(Psalm 78:70-72)
ï Their attention is on the flock that God has provided (John
10:12)
ï They are involved in spiritual warfare (Mt. 4; 2 Cor. 2:11)
ï They are Incarnational
ï They model Christ-like character above outward
perceptions and appearances
7. What it is, cont.
ï They have the hope of his calling in their hearts (Eph. 1:18-19)
ï They are kingdom minded (Luke 17:20-21)
ï They see disturbances/circumstances as opportunities to give
ï They are process oriented (James 1:2-4)
ï They seek wholeness for their people
ï They view ministry as a privilege
ï They are slaves of righteousness (Romans 6)
ï They renew their minds; they are spiritually minded (Rom. 12:2,
8:6)
ï They walk as he walked (John 14:12; 1 John 2:6, 4:17-20)
ï The seek safety and justice for all