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My wife and I attended a church nearly 30 years ago that had a pastor who was only 23 years old. The church was growing, and the preacher was dynamic, but some felt that he had little or no business being pastor of the church. He was young, could NOT truly give good guidance on marriage because he had only been married a short time himself, and many felt that he couldn't counsel people who were older than he was effectively. Was this man too young to be the pastor? We moved to a different state, and when visiting back a few years later found that this church had chosen an older, much more experienced pastor. Very few of the same people were there. We knew only four families that had stayed. They said that the younger pastor had come in, turned in his resignation, and taken a church in Alabama near the Florida state line. Was he too young? Honestly, I don't know. I do know that I would have felt more comfortable with an older, more experienced pastor, but that's just me.
And as for deacons, how young is too young for a man to be a deacon? I've seen these questions on other forums but few answers were given.

 

These are more difficult times, not to discredit Spurgeon. I like and have studied many of his writings, sermons, etc. Many men at that time were in the pastorate at a very young age.

 

Those are things that one can read up on and study without being involved in them. Marriage and child-rearing are critters of a different stripe! One can better give advice on these subjects if they have experienced them to some degree. But, also, on the subjects you mentioned, one could give advice on drug and alcohol recovery if they had worked in the missions and prisons. I know many who have and who have gone through recovery classes to help them to become better acquainted with the subjects. Right now, in our men's Bible Study class, we are going through something that is based on the 12 Step Program that AA uses, but with Biblical approaches to it. Being in recovery myself for just over a year from being addicted to prescription painkillers, I can say that I did it without the 12 step program. But, back in the 70s and 80s, we used a 12 step program in the prisons and missions.

 

I believe if he qualified to be an Apostle, he was qualified to be a pastor as well. Wasn't he instrumental in helping start churches on his missionary journeys? I would think he was. He would have to pastor/lead until someone could be trained in the Word and could lead when he left for other parts.

 

You're always welcomed to your opinion.

 

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Since you're showing that you're doing nothing but looking for an argument, you're being ignored from here on out. Bye!