The Pastoral Office Links are in the margin to the right. This section is not an exhaustive litmus test, but may be helpful in a reexamination of the minister and his office. Helpful insights from William Gouge, Richard Baxter, and others, may prove useful for you to as one in the ministry. The level of giftedness from Christ and ministerial commitment needed to function biblically in the office of Elder is all but lost in our day.
Bible knowledge seems to have been placed at the wayside.
Many Pastors do not even know the books of the Bible. Very few men are really qualified to minister to God's chosen people, and care for the flock of Christ. My people have been lost sheep. Puritan views of the Pulpit. See the Pastoral Office in perspective.