tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456736666398962373.post4487507623821570971..comments2012-07-20T00:30:28.243-07:00Comments on Eclogues: Preaching is Critical in Reaching the UnchurchedAaron Mansfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02696420915268286726noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456736666398962373.post-58201311636568435122011-08-01T13:24:33.999-07:002011-08-01T13:24:33.999-07:00There is no doubt we ask too much of pastors. On ...There is no doubt we ask too much of pastors. On the one hand, an effective evangelist may not always seem like a deft caregiver, and a strong "pastor" may not find the time or the liking of rounding up the lostAaron Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696420915268286726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456736666398962373.post-10987699329140639882011-07-31T12:58:19.087-07:002011-07-31T12:58:19.087-07:00Shows a definite difference between the role of an...Shows a definite difference between the role of an apostle/prophet/evangelist, and that of an elder/priest/pastor. The apostle plants the seed, the elder waters it. So is the Methodist elder a pastoral care-giver, or an evangelist? Or are we asking them to be both?<br /><br />I'd love to go back to having itinerant (by the old definition of "itinerant") and local pastors.Teddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517111490831601694noreply@blogger.com