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TEN Pastoral Distinctives

 

1.  Commitment to Scripture

     a.  Desiring Expository Preaching

     b.  Exercising Personal Bible Reading

2.  Commitment to Biblical Theology

     a.  Reading, asking, and listening to understand God and his ways

     b.  Discussing the things of God Regularly

     c.  Letting Scripture Shape Theology

3.  Commitment to Gospel Clarity

     a.  Understanding conversion

     b.  Understanding justification

     c.  Understanding sanctification

     d.  Understanding glorification

     e.  Accenting grace

4.  Commitment to Godly Character

     a.  Pursuing love (of God and others)

     b.  Pursuing humility

5.  Commitment to Faithful Evangelism

     a.  Proclaiming the gospel through relationships

     b.  Proclaiming the gospel through missions

6.  Commitment to Church Involvement

     a.  Participating as a member

     b.  Being Baptized

     c.  Attending faithfully

     d.  Giving sacrificially and regularly

7.  Commitment to Personal Growth

     a.  Practicing spiritual disciplines

     b.  Studying and reading

     c.  Applying Complementarity

     d.  Maintaining a learning attitude

8.  Commitment to Church Leadership

     a.  Recognizing who they are

     b.  Following their example and counsel

     c.  Praying for them intensely

9.  Commitment to Loving Confrontation

     a.  Discerning enough to recognize sin

     b.  Caring enough to confront

     c.  Loving enough to help

10.  Commitment to Strategic Prayer

     a.  Praying for the right people

     b.  Praying in the right way