Top 10 Biblical Priorities for Every Pastor

annsni · Feb 27, 2012

What do you think of the list?? (BTW - I'd HIGHLY recommend this blog. I think it's a great practical blog for pastors and hubby and I have gleaned a lot of wisdom from it).

http://practicalshepherding.com/2012/02/27/top-10-biblical-priorities-for-every-pastor-revealed/

A couple of weeks ago, I put a question out there asking, What are the top 10 biblical priorities for every pastor and asked for your suggestions and input. Now that the Call Conference has come and gone (which went very well), it is time to reveal my top 10. Keep in mind these are the priorities of every pastor that focus on the care for souls in our charge in our local church. This means being an evangelist, taking heed to ourselves, and shepherding the souls of our wife and children are all not on there, but are clearly commanded to be a priority in the pastor’s life.
The umbrella to which these top 10 priorities all fit come from the direct command to God’s shepherds to “Shepherd the flock of God among you (1 Peter 4:2).” The shepherds are to watch over the flock as one who will give an account (Heb. 13:17) until the Chief Shepherd appears (1 Peter 5:4). They are…
1) Guard the truth (1 Tim 4.6-7, 16; 6.20-21; 2 Tim 1.13-14; 2.1-2)
2) Preach and teach the Word (1 Tim 4:13; 2 Tim. 4:2; Acts 6.2)
3) Pray for the flock (Eph. 6:18-20, 1 Thess. 5:17; Acts 6.2)
4) Set an example (1 Tim 4.12; 1 Pt 5.3 cf. 1 Cor 11.1)
5) Visit the sick (James 5:14, Matt. 25:31-40)
6) Comfort the grieving (1 Thess. 4:13-17, John 11)
7) Care for widows (1 Tim. 5:3, Acts 6:1-7)
8) Confront sin (1 Cor. 5, Matt. 18, 1 Thess. 3, Titus 3)
9) Encourage the faint-hearted (1 Thess. 5:14, Rom. 14:1)
10) Identify and train other leaders (Acts 6:1-7, 13:1-3; 2 Tim 2.2)
The top 3 are there because without the truth being guarded and preached, we have nothing. I assume no one would dispute prayer for the flock filling in the top 3. Another observation to make is that the last 3 are the ones hardest to prioritize because they are the tasks that have little immediate fruit or reward.
There they are. I welcome your thoughts. My talk at the conference on these 10 priorities will be available by video in the next week or two. When it is available, I will let you know.
Thoughts?
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gb93433 · Feb 28, 2012

Be on guard too. (Acts 20)

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