THE PASTOK IN A TEACHING CHURCH

Y You may not think of yourself as a "teacher" but in actual practice a pastor is always teaching. Formal educa-tional program, worship service, hospital visit, informal en counter, committee meeting-every relationship of the pas-tor is a teaching opportunity. Within the teaching church concept, Evans looks at the pastor as a team member work-ing with laypersons whose talents give flesh to God's Word in differing ways. He explains fully the pastor's role as a planner, advocate, theologian/teacher, interpreter, and eval-uator. Included are charts with which to evaluate your prior-ities and performance in each area of teaching ministry. An in-depth treatment of the pastor's teaching role describes the responsibilities for nurturing persons in Christian growth and leader development. From planning to enabling pro-grams, each phase of the teaching church concept as it relates to the pastor is well detailed and offers a wealth of creative ideas.

The teaching church team

Planning