Hayden Mills’s Reviews > Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ on Christian Leaders > Status Update

Re. when is too much when it comes to alcohol:

"In times of unexpected need or emergency, we never want to be unable to drive safely to a hospital... We never want to be unable to think clearly enough to answer serious questions about life and faith and ethics, or provide spiritual counsel to someone in need, or make the most of the teachable moment."

"The greatest defense against false teaching is a local church community that knows, enjoys, and lives the word of God together, and holds its leaders accountable."

"Wise, humble, self-controlled elders will learn to take every reasonable opportunity to build trust with the people rather than presume on it."

"But we also earnestly need the unknown senior sages, laboring without renown in out of the way local churches, participating without occupying the positions of privilege, engaged without making the final calls, on the bus without having to be in the driver's seat."

These kinda guys are so invaluable. Im honored to know quite a few.

His view of "able to teach" is maximilist. If an elder isnt able to effectively preach sound doctrine and exegete Scripture, he shouldnt be an elder but a deacon. Interesting.

"A man may be able to grow into teaching and aspects of pastoral ministry and a host of other abilities while serving, but not so with humility. We are not to think of the pastorate as the crucible that might make an arrogant man humble. The pastorate is indeed a crucible and will make a genuinely humble man all the more humble, but it is not a lab for experimenting with arrogant men."

"Pluralities are known for being inefficient but effective, while authoritarian structures may seem efficient but are prone to error and partiality."

"Anyone can be Prince Charming for 6 months..."

"Good pastors are first and foremost sheep. They know it and embrace it. Pastors do not comprise a fundamentally different category of Christian. They need not be world-class in their intellect, oratory, and executive skills. They are average, normal, healthy Christians, serving as examples for the flock, while among the flock, as they lead and feed the flock through teaching God's word. (24)

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