Comments on: Blue Collar Theology 10: Ascol on Pastor as Theologian http://timmybrister.com/2007/09/17/blue-collar-theology-10-ascol-on-pastor-as-theologian/ Trusting God :: Treasuring Christ :: Triumphing the Gospel Sat, 26 May 2012 00:03:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Thomas Twitchell http://timmybrister.com/2007/09/17/blue-collar-theology-10-ascol-on-pastor-as-theologian/#comment-13674 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:50:33 +0000 http://timmybrister.com/2007/09/17/blue-collar-theology-10-ascol-on-pastor-as-theologian/#comment-13674 Timothy was given a job of appointing Elders and Deacons. These men would need to have been taught by someone. I think it goes without saying that the Pastor (In some churches either called the Senior Pastor or Senior Elder) would be responsible for the theological training of Elders. It follows then that like Timothy, these men would be most strictly required to “study to show themselves approved of God, workmen who need not be ashamed rightly dividing the word of Truth. It is a most powerful position, the helm, guiding the fellowship in its mission. Who best should know what the bozeman’s mate should do. Who best could plot the course? In all ways this position most represents Christ in his office as Teacher, Evangelist, and Shephard. To recover this really is vital to the health of the church.

Beyond the use of doctrine, and perhaps this was included are terms that mean the same thing, like the faith, the truth, the traditions.

To add to the above. We have lost the sense of the particular calling. Today everyone has a ministry. There is a particular construction though in Scripture that includes the definite article. Whenever “the ministry” is spoken of, it refers to the particular call of certain men. There is also the watering down of the term evangelist. To Paul this was the specific duty of the Senior Pastor. It was what Jesus lead his disciples out to do while teaching them. To really get back to the Great Commission, the structure of “the ministry” needs to be renewed. Making disciples and teaching them both to keep (that deals with doctrine) and to do (has to do with the practical preaching of the Gospel) is one package, a single action of diverse parts. Martin L. Jones believed the Evangelist to still be an active office. I prefer to look at the three as a singularity. People combine the last two Pastor/teacher, I would rather it be Evangelist/Teacher/Pastor. One might argue the role of prophet, but if it is taken as one who brings forth the Word, then we might call him scholar.

Oh digression…..

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