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J_Edwards said:
Sorry Puritan I wasn’t responding to YOUR post, but li0scc0’s. There is no contradiction in what I posted. The PASTOR is NOT the sole teacher in the church (Acts 13:1, etc). His job is to reduplicate himself so others can teach. Hopefully, others that pastored before him did the same and thus teachers are already established, et. al. Just because a pastor is not teaching a class DOES NOT mean he does not know what is going on in it (or at least it shouldn’t; however with the home church movement …).

I was fully aware that you were not responding to my post.

In your post, it seemed as if you WERE contradicting yourself.

But, it doesn't matter, because we both are in agreement in that the pastor is responsible for making sure that the church leaders are properly trained.

I believe that is why ultimatly, the congregation tends to put "all the pressure" on the pastor. In which, I concure, I think that most of the pressure should be placed on the Pastor, because he is the one who has gone through seminary and should be the first person anyone looks too for direction. He's the captain of the ship.


Dave.

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. - Galatians 2:16