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The Ignoble Duties of a Noble Task

March 2, 2018 by Allen Nelson IV

So you are interested in pastoring, eh? Paul says you desire a noble task (1 Tim. 3:1). And I think many of the tasks involved in pastoral ministry can be seen as noble from other believers on the outside looking in. After all, you get to stand on a platform week in and week out […]

Filed Under: Theology Tagged With: church, elders, pastoral ministry, pastors, shepherding

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