The Ohio Independent Baptist, January 1955

.Jnr1uary 1955 THE FORUM 'I lie • 111 t l l't''.'o.l • ..\lt)11 's l i~(ll'lltll ,'<Jtl lltvl('(l nt till' l'('<'(' tll a1111,1ul llll'<'ltll!..! c11' ()l1i<> 1\ ssc><·iHtic,11 ,v:1~ <>I' 1111t1 ttnl \\""r }Jl'\'s<'llt l1t\rei11, (\'\t'Pl'll1"' t'ro111 tll(' 1,, <l i11lrl>(lt1c·(clr~r J)HJ>P t'S. 11 11 cler t11c· l'PSf>P<'ti,rc s11 l1je,·ts. l l iit r ) What The Pastor Expects Or Desires Of His People l~I~:\T. l ~J( 1l T ... \lJD 11. ~l ... \ rl''l III~-' \\T~. 1 1 (1/rrlo, Olzio l 11t 1·o(l1,ct1'011 : If ,,·< (\ i)<:'(:t tl)t, 11111 ~11 fro111 t)ll l' cl1l1rel1t"' it ,, ill clt),.t'll)l) <lis<·o11r– cl!!\ 111t'11t a11tl tli Nlti:,..fnetit)11. ,111<1 if ,,.<"' t' '\])0l't tc)t) littlt' ,,·e 811,11 1 bt' faitl1l('"' i11 clis11r11. i11g· ol11· re- ~1)011,illilitie to ,,·l1iC'l1 t1ocl l1a. t'<lllt'\tl ll"'. 'l l1e 011e ,,·ill cre,1te 111 t111 tn i11011" 1)1·ol)le111 : tl1e otl1e1-– ,,·i 11 l) r0t 1 ll lt11 l1ol)· l'Olll J) lcl ec11 } ... I~r<:1tl1r('11. a" 11c.1 .. tor " ,,,e --l1ot1ld cle– si1·) a11d ex1)ect 110 11101·e t l1a11 t11e ...p,,· Testa111e11t 1--et111ire.. , a11cl 110 lt'ls" tl1,111 it cle111,111cl Dl. i1 c.... a11cl E .rJJcctatio11.· : 1. T11e pac;;to1· shol1lcl le ·ire a11d rx11ect the el1111·cl1 to be a Xe"~ 1'e"ta111e11t 11l11·cl1: .\ .ot .:-1 C'lul>. Tl1e cl111rrl1 i a ·c)1u11,111}.. of 1)eo1le . a,:ec1 b~.. tl1e g1·ac:e of (}ocl, l1aJ)tize 1, a11d 1111itecl i11 ,,·or 11 i J). fello,,· hi J), a11c1 111aiu– ta i11i11~.: tl1e Xe,,- Te.:tan1r11t clol - triue~. "'eucli11g for·th tl1e {o. pel to tl1e eartl1 ': e11cl . to cltlJ)lic:ate 011 the 111i sio11 fie lcl the te timo11,.. ,,-hi h .. i" 111aintai11ed at l10111e. 1\ ...of ... 4. Co1zgrcgatio11 : .... cong-re– g·atio11 i · ,111~~ compa11}~ of 1)eo1)le a, e111l)lec1 i11 a11}- !)late, for a11~- 1)11rpo e. ....\ chl11·ch is 11ot a con– g1·e 2atio11 of 1)eo1)le a.__. en11)lecl to . ee a11cl l1rar tl1e 1)1--eac:her. bt1t a loca l ,1. e111lJl~- of belie,,.e1· · e11g·aged i11 l TO(l. l)ll!'\ille . ' lec1 b:yr tl1e pa - tOl'. 1\ ~ot ... 1 rZiq1t e. .... \ elic111e i a 2.rou11 or peOJ)le. 1·eg·a1·cll e. . a. to h O\'r· lo11g- the~- l1a,,.e l)ee11 i11 t l1e ·h 11re11. ,,·110 e 111oti,·e ar·e . elf-cente1·ec1 antl ,,·}10 l1a,·e a ·ir ·l1111 c·r·ilJecl ei1·– <· l .. of f1·i e11(l . "·itl1i11 tl1e cl1111·el1. \\ ...e ·a11 ha,·e a co11g1·eg·atic>11 a11c1 a ·lic111e. IJllt to~ethe1-- the}· clo 11ot t11ake 11p a cht11·ch. Tl1e heart of ,·c'l')" 11c1sto r lo 11gs f 01· a <' 111 t r e 11 ,,·l1ie l1 ~roc 1 '-; fo rtl1 a. s11el1, i11 rralit~' ,111cl s1 irit, a: ,,. )11 a: i11 11a111<'. ( ~~p}l(l._" i,111. -1: ) ~. rrl1e J">ast o1· c.l <?si1~e.' cl l'Ol1- ~ec· ratrcl 11J e111be1\' l1i1J . ()1·tl1odox~.. ,,,. itl101tt 01·tl101)ra,y i. l1~..1Joc1--i. y. F.Jccle ia. tira1 . ep– a1·,1tio11 a1Jart fro111 p e1·. 011al . e1)– aratio11 i i11 ·011. i. trnt. F1t1·ther- 111ore. ,,,.e c a1111 ot x1Ject cl edicatio11 fro111 tho. e e11te1·i11g: ou1· cl1111·rl1e, t111le. tl1e patte1·11 i · . et 11),.. tho e al1--eacly i11 pla 1 e. of I"e. po11 il)ilit~... The ·h eep 111l1. t et the exa111ple for the la111b . ;3. Tl1e J)a tor.. d . ire. '1 T .1. - ERX i11 t l1e cl1l11·ch. Ther e ho11lcl be 1·eal lo, Te for the brethre11. \\Te . hol1ld 11ot treat Bi1Jlical Di,.. i11e lo,re i11 tl1c }1ea1·t fo1-- othe1-- belie,rer lig·b t ] ·\'" .. l)llt . hol1lcl i11 trt1th allo,,- thi.· lo\re to operate towa1·cl the ,,,.eal,– er l)1·otl1e1". ~ •0111e h 111 .. che can t lJe trll. tecl ,, ...itl1 g'1·ea t i11crea e a. the·\7· lo 11ot l1a,,e the lo,,.e to a. - ._ i111ilate the people ,,ho co1ne i11. 4. The pa.. to1-- expect a11cl le– . i1~e · con1n1t111io1 ,vith t11e ch11I·cl1. Bvr tl1i " ...e 1--ef I' to fello,,. hin. ~ . If there i · 011e11e ," of heart . pi1"it. 1ni11d a11d p11rpo. e, tl1e 111ol111tai11- 011 IJI~oble111· \\"ill appea1· li1ce a1 t l1ill i11. teacl of a11t hill. ap1)ear– i11g· lil<e 11101111tai11 . 011e cht1r th me111be1~ aid 1"ece11tl,· · "\~The11 ~ ~·oll can1e to pa. tor thi. eh t11·ch , }"Oll a11d ~ ..0111· fa111ily ""allrecl 1·ig·ht into 011r heart·. It is . acl. l)11t tr11e that 1na1 y ti1ne. the pa.·tor a11d hi · famil~,. j11. t "~alk i11.'' - . The J)a ·to1· cle. ·i1"e "' a11d ex- pect 1 C C PERATI ~ fro111 l1is ch111·ch. Ile i: not a clictator ~ 11eithe1-- i ' l1 e c111 offi<·r 11c>, ·. II i~ t<> ~ct a • J)attr r11. 11ot fc>llo,,· a 111,111-111aclf' J)atte r11, a 11 cl 11 0. i to frecl tl1c f loel<. Thi .· l)ri11g tr11P. t}Je f.lo ·l, i · to assi111il,1te thr f oocl, a11cl clP– , ..elop a ·c·orcli11gl)". 6. Tl1e })a. ·tor . l10111cl clP. ire> c1 11 cl ex1)ect cr itiei 111; ho\\·e,'er, 1lie c·1·iti i.·111 .·hol1lcl b ·011. tr11 ·– ti \"P a 11cl l{i11 1. 7. rr11e Pa ·tor· cle.·i1·e. a11cl ex– l)ect the 1 XF IDF-' ... T 1 E of hi people. Let the IJeople c:011£ic1e i11 l1i111 tl1eir problem.. l)efore tl1e~· be– co111e lln ol ,Ta hle. 11 attor11e, .. • 011ce told 111e t.hat ,,rhe11 the a,·- e1·age clie11t came to hi111 the ca. e ha 1 al1"'eacl,.. 0·011e too fa1· fo r a ... peacefl1l . oll1tio11. Thi. ofte11 hap- })e11.. in tl1e ch111--ch. . The Pa:to1"' cle ire co11. id– eratio11 f1-- 0111 l1i: people. I 1{110,, of 011e cht11--ch ,,·hic:h ear1·iecl ot1 t a ·20 000.00 1·epair p1·0~:1--a111 ,,,. l1ile tl1e pa tor ,va 011 ,racatio11. Ili jol1 " "'a to rai e the mo11e)" 11po11 hi retl11·11. 011. ideration might well be gi,T– e11 to the pa to1-- i11 J'elatio11 to hi · ti111e . I f he ha · IJllt i11 111a113"' lo11g· ho11r i11 . t11 1,... ,Ti. itation, a11d i 11- • te1·, ..ie,\". i11 tl1e ]i11e of cl11t,.. , c1o .. 11ot l)eg·1~t1cl2:e l1i111 a1 e, ..e11i11g· ,,·itl1 hi f a111il, ... free £1--0111 el1t1rch re- .. :pon ibilitie. . 9. The pa ,to1· ,]1011ld cle. ire a11c] ex11ect co11certecl i11te1·ce · iou i11 l1i ..· l)ehalf. (E1)he. ia11 6 :19 ) P at1l 1·ec1l1e tec1 p1·a~·e1· £01· hi1u– elf. Tl1e 11a.·tor neecl. }TOllr p1·a~"– e1·. , ,.. 0111· l)a to1· 11eecl the f 1111 co- ope1·atio11 of the euti1·e cl1111·ch a~ \\"el l a: the i,Ti11e e11abli11g· of tl1e Lorcl J e. ll.' 1 l11·i t i11 l1i · 111i11 i. t1·,... ~ What The Ch11rch Desires Of Its Pastor P1~P Pllt claJ" ·011 ·ept of a mi11- i ter 111al~P hi111 almo ·t a11~·tl1i11g exce1) tl1e l1l1111l)le e1·,~a11t of :ocl ,,·atcl1i11g- o,·e1-- thP Olll of l1i floc:lr. fl e 11111,t be a g-oocl 1nixer o a .. :\Ir. Joh11 Knox, l evela1zcl 07Lio to offe11(l 11obocl3.. , to trai11 folk i11 theat1--ieal aud e11te1--tai11 lJO}": a11cl girl ""'ith triel( · an l ·tl111t . B11t Joel ·. ic1ea i cliffere11t. Tl1e Lord' plan £01· the preacl1e1· i · / macle plai11. The i. a . pi1--itl1al jo1J. tl1i. ~·taten1e11t: p1·eacl1er · joh 111 Il el1re,,T · 1 ' 0 lJe·v tl1en1 tl1a t l1a , ,.e t lie rule o,·er }·ou, ~a11d ubu1it ~"Ot1r el,·e : for the).,.