Topics: The Truth About the Word Pastor, Shepherd as a Verb  or Spiritual Gift, 1 Peter 5:2-3, Why Jesus Is the Chief Shepherd (1 Peter 5:4), The Error of Top-down Authority Systems, 1 Peter Is Manual for Resilience Against Persecution, Context of 1 Peter, The Myth of Pastors Having Assigned Flocks, 1 Peter 5:2-3 and the Flock of God (1 Peter 5:2-3), How Tradition of Men Blurs Biblical Context, The Problem with Calling People Church Fathers, Why Elders Have No Authority Over Believers (1 Peter 5:3), Rejecting the Clergy and Laity Divide, Why the Word Pastor Is Not in 1 Peter, The Difference Between Prophesy and Prophecy, Hebrews 1:1-2, Why Pastor and Teaching Are Separate Gifts (Ephesians 4:11), Mature Believers as Examples Not Lords (1 Peter 5:3), The Invention of the Office of Pastor, Why the Word Office Was Added to 1 Timothy 3:1, Jesus Holds the Indestructible Office (Hebrews 7:16-24), Qualifications for Elders in Every Day Life (1 Timothy 3:1-7), Why Women Can Be Biblical Elders (2 John 1:1), The Importance of Plurality in the Body, How Ignatius of Antioch Changed Church Structure, Giving Double Honor to Mature Elders (1 Timothy 5:17), How Constantine Put Bishops on Government Payroll, Why Pastor Is a Spiritual Gift Not a Career, The Priesthood of All Believers (1 Peter 2:9), How Formal Education Replaced Spiritual Gifts, Refuting the Five-fold Ministry Jargon, The Danger of Lording Over Entrusted Believers (1 Peter 5:3), Living as Elect Exiles in a Hostile World in 1 Peter 1:1

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