The Pastoral Prime Mandate (Video)

The essential elements of a healthy, effective church are the Great Commandment, the Great Comission, and Discipleship. This is our pastoral mandate.

October 30, 2024

by Karl Vaters

In almost every church, there is one person who everyone looks to for leadership — the pastor.

But solo leadership was never God’s plan for the church. In Ephesians 4:11-12, the Apostle Paul gave church leaders a better way forward, using a shared leadership principle that, in turn, creates even more mature leaders through the wonder of discipleship.

I call this passage the Pastoral Prime Mandate.

This is another segment from my full-length seminar talks that we’re releasing every two weeks. This video is from the full-length talk, How To Discover And Use What Your Church Does Well.

For more information about this and other full-length sessions that I can present at your pastors seminar, webinar or multi-day workshop, go to my Speaking Menu page. You’ll find more video clips like this as they’re created, plus a contact form to inquire about available dates, and a full menu of session titles.

Author

Karl Vaters

Karl Vaters produces resources for Helping Small Churches Thrive at KarlVaters.com.
He's the author of five books on church leadership, including his newest, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next. His other books include The Grasshopper Myth and Small Church Essentials.
Karl also hosts a bi-weekly podcast, The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry, featuring in-depth interviews about topics that concern pastors, especially those who minister in a small church context. He has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience.
You can follow Karl on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and LinkedIn, or Contact Karl to inquire about speaking, writing, and consultation.

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