Reimagining the Role of the Pastor as a Teaching Elder in the Twenty-First-Century Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Nkhoma Synod Context: A Situational Audit of Lilongwe City Congregations

In the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, Nkhoma Synod, a pastor has various responsibilities. Crucial to the pastoral calling is the ministry of teaching. They therefore define the pastor as a teaching elder. One important way a pastor fulfills the teaching responsibility is through preaching,...

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Published in:Conspectus
Main Author: Maxwell Banda Chiwoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Theological Seminary 2023-04-01
Subjects:
ccap nkhoma synod
teaching elder
reformed tradition
lay empowerment
Online Access:https://sats.ac.za/conspectus/reimagining-role-pastor-teaching/
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Summary:In the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, Nkhoma Synod, a pastor has various responsibilities. Crucial to the pastoral calling is the ministry of teaching. They therefore define the pastor as a teaching elder. One important way a pastor fulfills the teaching responsibility is through preaching, but this study found that, because of various factors, most of the preaching is done by laypeople. In this research, I argue that there is a need to reimagine how pastors can fulfill their teaching responsibilities in the twenty-first-century context.
ISSN:1996-8167

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