This is a project that I have done for school. I will be posting a lesson every so many days. Here's an intro. as to what it is about.
Are you one who has a desire to enter "ministry"? If so, you have probably been given books on leadership or teaching and have been encouraged to leave your present church for the sake of a good Bible education at a college or seminary in which you will or have learned all of the tools of exegesis, the intricacies of theology and all the what-works-administrative-procedures of the church. But how often does a church, college or seminary strive to prepared your heart for the task of an overseer.
Are you one who has a desire to enter "ministry"? If so, you have probably been given books on leadership or teaching and have been encouraged to leave your present church for the sake of a good Bible education at a college or seminary in which you will or have learned all of the tools of exegesis, the intricacies of theology and all the what-works-administrative-procedures of the church. But how often does a church, college or seminary strive to prepared your heart for the task of an overseer.
Although many pastor's can effectively feed the souls of their people, countless pastor's have fallen because they don't know how to guard and feed their own souls. This short curriculum is geared to address the needs of future leaders who have been able to acquire the head knowledge for ministry but perhaps have neglected their own heart in the process.
This short curriculum seeks to address the qualifications of an overseer from 1 Timothy 3. A short explanation of the qualifications will be given, and then there will be questions which seek to arouse you senses to the ever-raging fight that is at work in every believer.
So join the Fight Club, and lets start a fight by pursuing holiness not just with our heads but with our hearts!
Here is the mediography that will be noted throughout the lessons:
Anyabwile, Thabiti. "Pure Church." Blog Spot. December 14, 2007. http://purechurch.blogspot.com/2007/10/finding-reliable-men-1.html#links (accessed August 26, 2008).
Baxter, Richard. The Reformed Pastor. Carlisle, PA: The Banner of Truth Trust, 2007.
Bridges, Charles. The Christian Ministry. Carlisle, PA: The Banner of Truth Trust, 1980.
Brooks, Thomas. Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices. Carlisle, PA: The Banner of Truth Trust, 2000.
Carson, D. A. A Call to Spiritual Reformation. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992.
Harvey, Dave. Am I Called? Discerning the Summons to Ministry. Gaithersburg, MD: Sovereign Grace Ministries, 2005.
—. Missiology: Entering the Field of the Lord. Gaitherburg, MD: Sovereign Grace Ministries, 2006.
Ryken, Phillip. 1 Timothy. Phillipsburg, NJ: PandR Publishing, 2007.
Spurgeon, Charles Haddon. Lectures to My Students. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1978.