There are many problems with making a “church” primarily about “the Pastor.”

One is that if “the Pastor” goes off track, burns out, hits his own personal limits, or whatever …

So typically also goes ”his” church.

Perhaps that’s why the concept of “the Pastor” who primarily runs and leads a church – or is the lynchpin of a church – simply doesn’t exist in the New Testament.

When we instead adopt the New Testament’s approach to local church ministry and leadership, there is greater balance and stability with broader discipleship.

Church then becomes a gathering of believers with ministry by one another to one another through the many gifts and callings God bestows between us …

And “pastor” is simply one of the functions performed by elders who emerge among us to guide and minister beside us to help make that happen.

Maybe that’s why God designed US to be HIS church …

Rather than primarily being about one man with a platform.