Praying for the Body of Christ ~ pastors are needed in every congregation and community who are anointed to pastor. Many serving in roles of pastor are actually more apostolic or prophetic or are evangelists or teachers. While these gifts that God places in the body are important, valued and needed, congregations that are led by non-pastor leaders might be missing the essential blessings of having an in-house shepherd. Pastors are called shepherds because their role is much like a shepherd who cares for his sheep. The leaders that God places in the church are there to mature the body of Christ, and all can teach from the Word, equip, warn, counsel, guide, encourage, but the pastors are wired to nurture and they do so with a level of care that is heart level and personal. The love they demonstrate is similar to that of a parent for his child. Its so not wrong to have another of the five-fold at the helm of the ship. Theres a vital need for every Christian community to have all of the 5-fold engaged in maturing the body and this includes shepherds within local congregations who are filling the nurturing, caring, guarding role for which they are anointed. If youre feeling unloved by the pastors in your local Christian community, it may very well be that they are one of the other 5-fold ministries from Jesus mentioned in Eph. 4:11-13 and how they love you is different than how a Biblical pastor loves you. If this is the case, then you are receiving another blessing which flows from their anointing and DNA, one that corresponds with their calling as apostle, prophet, evangelist or teacher. Seeking the Lord today for all the 5-fold to be in our houses of worship, serving the Lord in their particular anointings and callings, AND for pastors who love those in their charge with that special care that is reflected in the analogy of the shepherd and his sheep. 1 Peter 5:1-4
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 19:57:59 +0000
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