How about a section dedicated strictly to Pastoral Theology?

Topics like: Qualification for eldership, the inward/outward call to the ministry, student ministers, tutorship/mentorship programs, pastoral visitation, ministering to the sick and dying, weddings, funerals, catechizing, homiletics, the pastor's prayer life, family life, experimental religion, great pastors from the past and present, church discipline, clerical attire, etc?

I'd be on board for that.


Kind regards,
Jerrold

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Pastor Jerrold H. Lewis. (Dipl. IT; Assc. A; B.Th; M.Th Candidate, PRTS)
Lacombe Free Reformed Church
"A hot iron, though blunt, will pierce sooner than a cold one, though sharper."

JOHN FLAVEL

My Blog - Click HERE
Our Church site - Click HERE

How can there be a -1 reply??!:bigsmile:

Kind regards,

Jerrold

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Pastor Jerrold H. Lewis. (Dipl. IT; Assc. A; B.Th; M.Th Candidate, PRTS)
Lacombe Free Reformed Church
"A hot iron, though blunt, will pierce sooner than a cold one, though sharper."

JOHN FLAVEL

My Blog - Click HERE
Our Church site - Click HERE

This a good Idea, I especially think tutorship/mentorship is important in ministry. I think if this was done more by solidly reformed pastors we would have a much stronger ministry.

[Edited on 18-12-2004 by Irishcat922]

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Sean Jones
Covenant Presbyterian Church OPC
Fort Worth Texas

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the Word of Truth.
2Timothy 2:15

There was some kind of a small problem with the database, because tehre were other -1 replies.

I would say for now to post threads in either the Pastoral Concerns or Ecclesiology section (or Preaching and Worship for preaching issues) and let's see what we get. If we get a large number of threads, than we can think about a new forum. We already have a ton.

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Fredrick T. Greco
Senior Pastor, Christ Church PCA (Katy, TX)
Christ Church Blog

"The heart is the main thing in true religion...It is the hinge and turning-point in the condition of man's soul. If the heart is alive to God and quickened by the Spirit, the man is a living Christian. If the heart is dead and has not the Spirit, the man is dead before God." (J.C. Ryle)

will do!

Kind regards,

Jerrold Lewis

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Pastor Jerrold H. Lewis. (Dipl. IT; Assc. A; B.Th; M.Th Candidate, PRTS)
Lacombe Free Reformed Church
"A hot iron, though blunt, will pierce sooner than a cold one, though sharper."

JOHN FLAVEL

My Blog - Click HERE
Our Church site - Click HERE

By the way, Jerrold - I think those type of threads would be EXCELLENT!

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Fredrick T. Greco
Senior Pastor, Christ Church PCA (Katy, TX)
Christ Church Blog

"The heart is the main thing in true religion...It is the hinge and turning-point in the condition of man's soul. If the heart is alive to God and quickened by the Spirit, the man is a living Christian. If the heart is dead and has not the Spirit, the man is dead before God." (J.C. Ryle)