Why Study Pastoral Care? And What Are the Obstacles to Consecration?

Main Idea

The lecture explains the importance of studying pastoral care as a church and spiritual necessity to face the expansion of ministry inside and outside Egypt, and to prepare servants who are able to teach, lead, and serve practically with a correct Christian spirit

 Spiritual and Educational Dimension

• The lecture emphasizes that the expansion of ministry areas and the increase of churches require servants who are spiritually and academically qualified, and capable of communicating with different peoples in their languages and cultures.
• Studying pastoral care is not merely acquiring knowledge, but a science that is lived and practiced, aiming to form the servant inwardly to become a good example.
• Ministry requires patience, long-suffering, and wisdom in dealing with people, because pastoral care is leadership, love, and endurance before being teaching.
• The lecture stresses the importance of practical training alongside theoretical study, so that institutes do not turn into places of knowledge only without life.
• It highlights the danger of relying on certificates without true spiritual formation, as knowledge alone is not sufficient in church ministry.
• It discusses the obstacles to consecration, such as misunderstanding the concept of calling, fear of troubles, feeling of unworthiness, or anxiety about material matters.
• It clarifies that the true calling is an inner feeling of love for God and people, and a sincere desire to serve them and lead them to a life of repentance and righteousness.
• It affirms that God Himself is the guarantor of the servant in consecration, and that faith in His care removes fear and grants peace and strength to continue in ministry.

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