CONVERSATION with kofi - some day you will leave your church (either in a Uhaul or a hearse) and you need to train your church how to have a pastor, what to look for in a pastor.
Many times early on - “the next pastor” came up in board meetings.
Tom Ascol’s “Pastor’s Wife” from book “Dear Timothy Chapter 1.
What to expect, what to look for, what to search for - and does your current pastor fulfill these things?
1 Timothy 1:1–2 LSB
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, our hope,
To Timothy, my genuine child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Pray
The church must operate itself from an understanding of Christ.
Intro:
If we don’t get Jesus right, we won’t get church right.
If we don’t get church right, it reflects that we don’t get Jesus right.
I. Foundations and Cornerstones
1 Timothy 1:1 “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and of Christ Jesus, our hope,”
II. Building Upward
1 Timothy 1:2 “To Timothy, my genuine child in the faith: ...”
III. Stability and Living
1 Timothy 1:2 “…Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.”
