Oh, I agree with you, Steve. Just wanting Doc's perspective.
jerry k
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven G. Rockhill" <revrock@...>
To: <pastorsforum@...>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: [PastorsForum] To BIll on Altar Calls..Dave


> Jerry,
>  All elders are pastors but not all pastors/elders are preachers/teachers. 
> It depends on their gifts.  We have ruling elders and teaching elders 
> though the teaching elder, out of tradition, is usually called the pastor. 
> The term "pastor" is most often translated as "shepherd" in the 
> Scriptures.  All elders are shepherds of the flock which God has entrusted 
> into their care.
>
> Peace,
> Steve
>
> Jerry Krewson wrote:
>> Doc,
>> In our church, I am *the *preacher--and *one of the *pastors/elders.
>>  Are all preachers pastors?
>> jerry k
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     *From:* Dpowellaz2@... <mailto:Dpowellaz2@...>
>>     *To:* pastorsforum@... <mailto:pastorsforum@...>
>>     *Sent:* Saturday, July 14, 2007 2:13 PM
>>     *Subject:* Re: [PastorsForum] To BIll on Altar Calls..Dave
>>
>>     Bill, that is a good question.  To be technical the pastor is an
>>     Elder.  I would have no problem with having Elders in the church
>>     just like the New Testament example.  We don't have them yet but
>>     we may go that direction in the future.  My point is that deacons
>>     are not elders nor bosses or decision makers.  they are servants
>>     alone, and ministers for God!
>>     God Bless
>>     Dave
>>      In a message dated 7/14/2007 1:50:54 P.M. US Mountain Standard
>>     Time, burnswh@... writes:
>>
>>         Dave, what about Elders?
>>          Bill
>>
>>         */Dpowellaz2@.../* wrote:
>>
>>             We have always had them.  Patria diakonoi, or family
>>             ministers.  We do not nor will we ever give the title of
>>             "deacon".  For some strange reason, most deacon bodies in
>>             most Baptist churches believe they have power that the
>>             Bible did not give them.  They are to me ministers not
>>             designers of church polity!
>>             Dave
>>
>>      */Shalom Alechem...Barukh Hashem Y'shua!/** *
>>     (*Peace and Blessings in Jesus' name!*)
>>     Pastor David Powell
>>
>>
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