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Doctrine and Devotion

Congregations Expectations

Doctrine and Devotion

Joe Thorn & Jimmy Fowler

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The guys are back, this time talking about the expectations congregations have of their pastors. What expectations are appropriate? Are pastors held to a higher standard? Plus, Joe gets things #crackalackin.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Doctrine and Devotion, a podcast exploring Christian faith and practice from a

0:18.2

Reformed Baptist perspective.

0:20.1

My name is Joe Thorne.

0:21.1

I'm the lead pastor of Redeemer Fellowship in St Charles, Illinois.

0:24.0

And I'm Jimmy Fowler, Elder Canda, at Redeemer Fellowship.

0:26.3

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

0:29.0

So I've got a lot to do.

0:31.2

Yeah.

0:32.0

So why, I gotta go prepare. I got a lot to do. Yeah. I am. So I got to go prepare. I got a big day tomorrow.

0:34.0

What's tomorrow?

0:35.0

Tomorrow is Sunday. I know. I know.

0:38.0

Well, you ain't doing anything? Yes, I am. No, you're not.

0:41.0

Uh, yeah, at three o'clock.. Oh you're talking about your little baby exam. Your little baby oral exam? It's a little, well it's for a baby. It's for a big baby. This is your oral exam. So tomorrow, when we're recording this, tomorrow is when Jimmy will have to sit there,

0:57.0

surrounded by elders and other people from the congregation, and he will have to field questions about pastoral ministry and

1:04.2

theology. Oh it would be fun. Oh I can't wait. Why? I'm saving up. I've got some doosies.

1:08.9

Gosh I'm already you know I know people are trying. No no no no it's good it's it's I know people are trying no no no I know I know I already know one individual one

1:16.2

young guy no he no young guy's gonna ask anything oh yeah yeah members can't

1:21.0

no oh really because I remember you guys had me I asked questions at Bryan's.

1:25.8

Uh, no, no you didn't. Yes, I did. No, I'm sorry. Yes, I did. That was there.

1:29.6

That was a trial run. We did the real one.

1:31.3

I was the only one. Well that's good I'm glad to hear

1:34.6

that because Rich you getting shut down rich. Yeah rich. Any time to goof.

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