Pastoral Patience: The Forbearance Required Of A Pastor To Guide A Church And Shepherd Souls

Wyatt, Andy

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Pastoral Patience: The Forbearance Required Of A Pastor To Guide A Church And Shepherd Souls

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Abstract

The thesis question of this dissertation is “What is the relationship of a patient,deliberate pace or process to an effective church revitalization plan?” The biblical and theological study of patience follows two paths: the patience of God and the patience of man. From this investigation it becomes clear that God is long-suffering and desires for Christians to be long-suffering with one another. Long-suffering is one of the primary ways that a pastor can love, serve, and lead his congregation. Pastoral patience can be found in many people throughout church history including what may seem to be an unlikely place: the life and ministry of Martin Luther. Luther displayed admirable patience as he made the actual Reformation changes to the theology and liturgy of the church at Wittenberg. He had long been convicted of such changes and yet displayed patience in their implementation.Much of contemporary scholarship does not address this topic at much length or with much detail. In many works, it is implied that pastoral patience is needful for the work of the church but rarely is it stated outright. The focus is often on what churches need to change or improve rather than how they should go about making the change. This section is supplemented by a survey of local church pastors and Christian school administrators regarding patience and leadership. The ministry model is articulated and generated using the Biblical, historical, andcontemporary research elements and lessons learned. The model is in the form of asuggested plan to be used by churches during their vision or revitalization process. It alsoincludes a four- part sermon series that could also be used for a conference on pastoralministry. There is also a series of PowerPoint slides that could be used in a conference ortraining setting.

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