The Rise of Networks, Bivocational Pastors, and Other Listener Questions – Rainer on Leadership #406

Podcast Episode #406

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Listener questions are always fun to answer. Today we cover a wide-ranging group of topics and answer several pressing questions from listeners.

Some highlights from today’s episode include:

• Do I see all denominations dying? No. But we are seeing more struggling.
• When you study Scripture, it’s difficult to argue against a plurality of leadership.
• Good financial stewardship should be a requirement for church leadership.
• Co-vocational ministry is the future mainly because of its effectiveness.

The listener questions we answer are:

FROM PAM:
On podcast 390 you mentioned the rise of networks. I would like some detail about various networks and how they are utilized for the strength and growth of the Church.

FROM DAN:
I see in the Scriptures that the early church was led by a plurality of elders. There seemed to be no “senior pastors” in the early local churches. In your opinion, must a church have a senior pastor? If so, should that person have greater influence over other pastors/elders? What are the benefits and drawbacks of equally shared authority and influence shared among a plurality of elders in a local church?

FROM JEREMY:
The treasurer at the church I pastor at recently told me that one of the members of our finance committee does not give financially to the church. What do you do in a situation like this? How do you avoid this from happening in the first place?

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