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Amen, John Stott:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our day, in which there is much confusion about the nature and purpose of the pastoral ministry, and much questioning whether clergy are primarily social workers, psychotherapists, educators, facilitators or administrators, it is important to rehabilitate the noble word \u2018pastors\u2019, who are shepherds of Christ\u2019s sheep, called to tend, feed and protect them.\u201d<\/p>\n

– The Message of Acts<\/em><\/a> (Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 1990), 323.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amen, John Stott: \u201cIn our day, in which there is much confusion about the nature and purpose of the pastoral ministry, and much questioning whether clergy are primarily social workers, psychotherapists, educators, facilitators or administrators, it is important to rehabilitate the noble word \u2018pastors\u2019, who are shepherds of Christ\u2019s sheep, called to tend, feed and …<\/p>\n

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