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TEN Pastoral Distinctives
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1. Commitment to Scripture
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Desiring Expository Preaching
b.
Exercising Personal Bible Reading
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2. Commitment to Biblical Theology
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Reading, asking, and listening to understand God and his ways
b.
Discussing the things of God Regularly
c.
Letting Scripture Shape Theology
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3. Commitment to Gospel Clarity
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Understanding conversion
b.
Understanding justification
c.
Understanding sanctification
d.
Understanding glorification
e.
Accenting grace
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4. Commitment to Godly Character
a.
Pursuing love (of God and others)
b.
Pursuing humility
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5. Commitment to Faithful Evangelism
a.
Proclaiming the gospel through relationships
b.
Proclaiming the gospel through missions
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6. Commitment to Church Involvement
a.
Participating as a member
b.
Being Baptized
c.
Attending faithfully
d.
Giving sacrificially and regularly
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7. Commitment to Personal Growth
a.
Practicing spiritual disciplines
b.
Studying and reading
c.
Applying Complementarity
d.
Maintaining a learning attitude
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8. Commitment to Church Leadership
a.
Recognizing who they are
b.
Following their example and counsel
c.
Praying for them intensely
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9. Commitment to Loving Confrontation
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Discerning enough to recognize sin
b.
Caring enough to confront
c.
Loving enough to help
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10. Commitment to Strategic Prayer
a.
Praying for the right people
b.
Praying in the right way
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