countering culture with the TRUTH of GOD's word
There are many applications of the definition of foundation. It is the underlying base of support that a building is built upon (see def. 4 and 5 above). It is an institution that donations can be made to (see def. 3 above). It is an act of establishing something (see def. 1 above). And it [...]
Ministry is not only a pastor thing. In fact, it's not only an evangelist thing. Or a teacher thing. Or a prophet thing. Or an apostle thing. It's an everybody thing.
Imagine with me, for a moment, a Church where... there is no paid staff, and the pastor and other staff do not rely on the local church to provide for their families.there is a pastor, and other leaders are organically raised up from within the body - including future pastors of more churches and missionaries [...]
The church is a two-sided coin. On one side you have church leaders, and on the other side you have church members. Both sides think they ARE the coin, when in reality they are but one side of the SAME coin. As a result, unity is missing from many of our local churches. Sure, pastors have been guilty of beating the sheep, but the sheep have been guilty of biting the shepherd as well. In this episode, the Angry Christian crew discusses the abuse of church leaders at the hands of the sheep. [Hebrews 13:17 and Ephesians 4] Be sure to check out the accompanying blog post [https://eagerfortruth.com/2019/10/21/dont-bite-the-shepherd/]. Intro Music: "Angry Dance" by Simon Panrucker Outro Music: "Yours" by Brad Bates
On one side you have the pastors and church leaders (the shepherds), and on the other you have the church body (the sheep). For decades (if not centuries) there has always been a tension between these 2 sides of the coin, which results in church splits, hurt relationships, broken testimonies, people being turned away from and turned off of the church, and a whole lot more. Each side of the coin seems to think they ARE the coin not realizing that they are but one side of the same coin....that there is another side.