Comments for God is Better than All http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com God in Christ is better than sin, sex, knowledge, family, friends, movies, thrills, and anything else you could think of. Enjoy him! Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:52:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Duties, Tasks, and Responsibilities of a Pastor/Shepherd/Elder/Overseer by pjtibayan http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/duties-tasks-and-responsibilities-of-a-pastorshepherdelderoverseer/#comment-16640 pjtibayan Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:52:21 +0000 http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/duties-tasks-and-responsibilities-of-a-pastorshepherdelderoverseer/#comment-16640 Holbrook, in the post above John Piper lists some duties and bible texts. You can also look at 1 Peter 5.1-5, 1 Timothy 3.1-7; 5.17-21; Titus 1.5-9; Acts 20.17-35; Acts 6.4; Hebrews 13.7, 17; Ephesians 4.11-16. Only a man can be a pastor/elder/overseer of a local church. See this: http://www.cbmw.org/FAQs/Questions-and-Answers/What-does-the-Bible-say-about-leadership-in-the-church There is no difference between overseer and bishop. That is two different ways of translating into English the same Greek word "episkopos." The terms pastor, elder, and overseer/bishop are used interchangeably in the New Testament. For more on elders, look at chapter 2 of this booklet: http://filemanager.silaspartners.com/dox/9marks/pubs/DisplayofGodsGlory.pdf I hope this helps. Holbrook, in the post above John Piper lists some duties and bible texts. You can also look at 1 Peter 5.1-5, 1 Timothy 3.1-7; 5.17-21; Titus 1.5-9; Acts 20.17-35; Acts 6.4; Hebrews 13.7, 17; Ephesians 4.11-16.

Only a man can be a pastor/elder/overseer of a local church. See this: http://www.cbmw.org/FAQs/Questions-and-Answers/What-does-the-Bible-say-about-leadership-in-the-church

There is no difference between overseer and bishop. That is two different ways of translating into English the same Greek word “episkopos.” The terms pastor, elder, and overseer/bishop are used interchangeably in the New Testament.

For more on elders, look at chapter 2 of this booklet: http://filemanager.silaspartners.com/dox/9marks/pubs/DisplayofGodsGlory.pdf

I hope this helps.

]]> Comment on Duties, Tasks, and Responsibilities of a Pastor/Shepherd/Elder/Overseer by Holbrook http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/duties-tasks-and-responsibilities-of-a-pastorshepherdelderoverseer/#comment-16639 Holbrook Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:10:12 +0000 http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/duties-tasks-and-responsibilities-of-a-pastorshepherdelderoverseer/#comment-16639 , My comment is to just love God people, equips for ministry. But I do have a question I would like to know what the bible say about what is a overseer and their duties. Can you be a overseer of your local church. woman or man. Is there a differance between overseer and a Bishop. I need help , My comment is to just love God people, equips for ministry. But I do have a question I would like to know what the bible say about what is a overseer and their duties. Can you be a overseer of your local church. woman or man. Is there a differance between overseer and a Bishop. I need help

]]> Comment on Is Capitol Hill Baptist Church (home of 9Marks Ministry) a Missional Church? by Jim Somerville http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/is-capitol-hill-baptist-church-home-of-9marks-ministry-a-missional-church/#comment-16631 Jim Somerville Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:09:23 +0000 http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/?p=634#comment-16631 Interesting post! Interesting post!

]]> Comment on Duties, Tasks, and Responsibilities of a Pastor/Shepherd/Elder/Overseer by Samuel Savatia http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/duties-tasks-and-responsibilities-of-a-pastorshepherdelderoverseer/#comment-16629 Samuel Savatia Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:55:18 +0000 http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2006/11/02/duties-tasks-and-responsibilities-of-a-pastorshepherdelderoverseer/#comment-16629 Many Thanx for such wonderful knowledge.May the Lord God bless the works of thine hands. Many Thanx for such wonderful knowledge.May the Lord God bless the works of thine hands.

]]> Comment on Why I’m thankful for this pimple on my face by R http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/why-i%e2%80%99m-thankful-for-this-pimple-on-my-face/#comment-16625 R Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:17:11 +0000 http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/why-i%e2%80%99m-thankful-for-this-pimple-on-my-face/#comment-16625 Thank you for this post. I have 7 big pimples in my face and two small ones....before I would have popped them,..al of them. Right now I am practicing patience and trying to have faith that God will eventually take them away....I have tried so many things before to take out my pimples in my adult life (Im also 27) sometime they leave , sometime pimples come back...like this time....they all decided to come back to my face......when this happens there is something in the back of my head that makes me depressed and antisocial....and lonely ...I dont want to see anybody with huge pimples in my face....but today I went out, I covered them the best that I could without popping them and I just came back....I had a good time....I would have missed this very good time if I would have stayed home because of the pimple.... Today when I went out I met a girl that is the wife of one of my friends...and her skin is perfect.... I was not jealous ...I just prayed God to give me the wisdom to understand my reality and have patience ....that these pimples will go away....without popping them... becuase if I pop them they will come back....and leaved a horrible scar .... so today your thoughts helped me to gain strength ....thanks Thank you for this post.
I have 7 big pimples in my face and two small ones….before I would have popped them,..al of them. Right now I am practicing patience and trying to have faith that God will eventually take them away….I have tried so many things before to take out my pimples in my adult life (Im also 27) sometime they leave , sometime pimples come back…like this time….they all decided to come back to my face……when this happens there is something in the back of my head that makes me depressed and antisocial….and lonely …I dont want to see anybody with huge pimples in my face….but today I went out, I covered them the best that I could without popping them and I just came back….I had a good time….I would have missed this very good time if I would have stayed home because of the pimple…. Today when I went out I met a girl that is the wife of one of my friends…and her skin is perfect…. I was not jealous …I just prayed God to give me the wisdom to understand my reality and have patience ….that these pimples will go away….without popping them… becuase if I pop them they will come back….and leaved a horrible scar …. so today your thoughts helped me to gain strength ….thanks

]]> Comment on Church planting and the model you adopt by Chris Blackstone http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/church-planting-and-the-model-you-adopt/#comment-16615 Chris Blackstone Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:33:19 +0000 http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/?p=1154#comment-16615 Totally there with ya, bro. Totally there with ya, bro.

]]> Comment on Church planting and the model you adopt by Ed Stetzer http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/church-planting-and-the-model-you-adopt/#comment-16614 Ed Stetzer Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:26:26 +0000 http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/?p=1154#comment-16614 You are correct... It would be a mistake to take a summary of what someone said I said and not assume I did not discuss the Biblical marks of a church. ;-) Ed You are correct…

It would be a mistake to take a summary of what someone said I said and not assume I did not discuss the Biblical marks of a church. ;-)

Ed

]]> Comment on Piper’s Reasons for Elder-led, Congregationalism Polity in the local church by Intersected » Blog Archive » Update on Acts 29 application process http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/pipers-reasons-for-congregational-polity-in-the-local-church/#comment-16595 Intersected » Blog Archive » Update on Acts 29 application process Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:11:16 +0000 http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/?p=1120#comment-16595 [...] The church polity (government) that I intend to follow differs from many in Acts 29 and I need to provide additional clarity about what I mean when I say “elder-led congregationalism”. For a good summary of a summary of what I intend, read P.J. Tibayan’s blog post [...] [...] The church polity (government) that I intend to follow differs from many in Acts 29 and I need to provide additional clarity about what I mean when I say “elder-led congregationalism”. For a good summary of a summary of what I intend, read P.J. Tibayan’s blog post [...]

]]> Comment on Characteristics of a “Church on Mission” according to Matt Chandler with some of my thoughts by Albert Tsao http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/characteristics-of-a-%e2%80%9cchurch-on-mission%e2%80%9d-according-to-matt-chandler-with-some-of-my-thoughts/#comment-16585 Albert Tsao Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:19:03 +0000 http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/characteristics-of-a-%e2%80%9cchurch-on-mission%e2%80%9d-according-to-matt-chandler-with-some-of-my-thoughts/#comment-16585 Terms "values" or "rhythms" do a better functional job as to demonstrate how “mission” is lived out. The doctrinal statements of an “evangelistic” and a “missional” church can be the same, but values/rhythms can be dramatically different. I don’t think most evangelistic churches would say that they seek to incarnate Christ in other people’s lives or to be trained as missionaries. I tend to look at Grace and CHBC as very evangelistic, but not necessarily “missional” in the sense that their people certainly do not feel that they are missionaries sent to their particular contexts. They are still primarily operating in context that has a Christian worldview, not one with a pre or post Christendom mindset. If they did, they would do things completely different. I think Grace is very evangelistic, but only within a small segment of the population, particularly “churched” or “de-churched” people. So, I guess one can call them missionaries to the churched/de-churched. I’ll use this as a case in point: http://crossroads.sks.com/content.asp?CustComKey=283534&CategoryKey=286676&pn=LinksInt&domname=crossroads.sks.com This is the testimonies page from Grace’s college ministries (arguably one of their more dynamic ministries). Out of 16 testimonies, 14 come from clear associations with the church (broadly defined). Terms “values” or “rhythms” do a better functional job as to demonstrate how “mission” is lived out. The doctrinal statements of an “evangelistic” and a “missional” church can be the same, but values/rhythms can be dramatically different. I don’t think most evangelistic churches would say that they seek to incarnate Christ in other people’s lives or to be trained as missionaries.

I tend to look at Grace and CHBC as very evangelistic, but not necessarily “missional” in the sense that their people certainly do not feel that they are missionaries sent to their particular contexts. They are still primarily operating in context that has a Christian worldview, not one with a pre or post Christendom mindset. If they did, they would do things completely different.

I think Grace is very evangelistic, but only within a small segment of the population, particularly “churched” or “de-churched” people. So, I guess one can call them missionaries to the churched/de-churched. I’ll use this as a case in point:

http://crossroads.sks.com/content.asp?CustComKey=283534&CategoryKey=286676&pn=LinksInt&domname=crossroads.sks.com

This is the testimonies page from Grace’s college ministries (arguably one of their more dynamic ministries). Out of 16 testimonies, 14 come from clear associations with the church (broadly defined).

]]> Comment on Why I’m thankful for this pimple on my face by Jennifer http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/why-i%e2%80%99m-thankful-for-this-pimple-on-my-face/#comment-16557 Jennifer Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:48:02 +0000 http://pjtibayan.wordpress.com/2007/08/19/why-i%e2%80%99m-thankful-for-this-pimple-on-my-face/#comment-16557 I had a horrible outbreak today and couldn't understand why God would do this to me. Thank you for writing this. I now have a very satisfied answer. :) I had a horrible outbreak today and couldn’t understand why God would do this to me. Thank you for writing this. I now have a very satisfied answer. :)

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