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minister - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a person called to preach the gospel, administer sacraments,
and forgive and retain sins
office of public ministry - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔divinely est. office referred to in scripture as
"shepherd", "elder", and "overseer"; aka pastoral office
auxiliary offices - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔offices est. by the church to perform certain functions
of the office of public ministry; est. as the need arises
ordained / ordination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a public ratification of the call and an invocation
of the blessings of God upon the new minister
commissioned - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a person placed into an office clearly auxiliary to the
central functions of the pastoral ministry (i.e. teachers, deaconnesses, DCE, etc.)
how should we understand the words for elder, pastor (shepherd), and overseer (bishop) as
these are used in the NT? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔elder: empowers and guides the congregation
for Christian living and service
shepherd: appointed to teach the gospel and administer sacraments and build up saints for
service
overseer: acts as the head of the congregation with the duty of caring for the church of God
according to God's will
what is the wide definition of ministry? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔every form of preaching the
gospel or administering means of grace (service)
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minister - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a person called to preach the gospel, administer sacraments,
and forgive and retain sins
office of public ministry - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔divinely est. office referred to in scripture as
"shepherd", "elder", and "overseer"; aka pastoral office
auxiliary offices - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔offices est. by the church to perform certain functions
of the office of public ministry; est. as the need arises
ordained / ordination - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a public ratification of the call and an invocation
of the blessings of God upon the new minister
commissioned - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a person placed into an office clearly auxiliary to the
central functions of the pastoral ministry (i.e. teachers, deaconnesses, DCE, etc.)
how should we understand the words for elder, pastor (shepherd), and overseer (bishop) as
these are used in the NT? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔elder: empowers and guides the congregation
for Christian living and service
shepherd: appointed to teach the gospel and administer sacraments and build up saints for
service
overseer: acts as the head of the congregation with the duty of caring for the church of God
according to God's will
what is the wide definition of ministry? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔every form of preaching the
gospel or administering means of grace (service)
