Pastors As Teachers: The Teaching Ministry of the Church and Its Role in the Strengthening of Church Today

by Nelson Noel Were

Overview

Calvin commenting on 1 Timothy 3:15 in his commentary on the Pastoral Epistles wrote, “The reason why the church is called the pillar of truth is, that, she defends and spread it by her agency. … the office of administering doctrine, which God hath placed in her hands, is the only instrument of preserving the truth, that it may not perish from the remembrance of men.” Doctrine needs particular attention in the church and teaching is the means by which the truth of God’s Word is to be propagated and preserved in this age and in the church.

The church must not relinquish her “office of administering doctrine” nor loose her place as the pillar and ground of truth in this world. As the pillar of truth she must stand for and proclaim the truth of the Word of God, she must teach and affirm it constantly, and she must defend it tirelessly.

Inroads have been made to weaken the church through the areas that the church members are ignorant of what the Word of God teaches. Where the church has not taught, and in areas of doctrines that have been negligent in, the enemy has found open doors. This has been a burden, and is part of why this work has been pursued. Bible teaching was the main stay of church life in the New Testament. May it be so today!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781734748192
Publisher:	Old Paths Publications, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/11/2020
Series:	1 , #1
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 11.69(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

Name: Nelson Noel Ng'uono Were.
Address: Faith College of the Bible.
P. O. Box 158 Eldoret, 30100,
Kenya
Email - [e-mail]
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
• 2017-2020 Doctor of Religious Education (in ministry program) at Far Eastern Bible
College, Singapore.
• Dissertation: Pastors as Teachers: The Teaching Ministry of the Church and Its
Role in the Strengthening of the Church in Kenya Today.
• 2005-2006 Master of Theology at Far Eastern Bible College, Singapore.
• Thesis: Biblical Greek Exegesis.
• 2003-2005 Master of Divinity at Far Eastern Bible College, Singapore.
• Thesis: Biblical Greek Syntax.
• 2001-2004 Bachelor of Theology at Far Eastern Bible College, Singapore.
• Thesis: The Identity of the Unsaved.
• 2000 a one year study at Bomet Bible Institute, Kenya.
• 1994-1997 Diploma in Electrical Power Engineering at the Mombasa Polytechnic,
Kenya.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
• 2010- to date: Lecturer at Faith College of the Bible, Eldoret Kenya.
• 2010- to date: Visiting Instructor at Bomet Bible Institute, Bomet Kenya.
• 2012-2013 Visiting Instructor at Kisumu Bible School, Kisumu Kenya.
• 2007-2009 Instructor at Bomet Bible Institute, Bomet Kenya.
• 2007-2009 Visiting Instructor at Faith College of the Bible, Eldoret Kenya.
• 2005-2006 Teaching Assistant at Far Eastern Bible College, Singapore.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
• 2010- to date: Pastor at Holy Trinity Church in Africa - Eldoret Parish, Eldoret
Kenya.
• 2019- to date: Independent Tribunal Committee Chairman of Holy Trinity Church in Africa

Table of Contents

ABSTRACT ___________________________________________________________ 3

DEDICATIONS ________________________________________________________ 4

CONTENTS ___________________________________________________________ 5

INTRODUCTION _______________________________________________________ 8

CHAPTER I: BIBLICAL BASIS FOR THE TEACHING MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH ______ 23

CHAPTER II: HISTORICAL EXAMPLES OF SOUND TEACHING MINISTRY ___________ 58

CHAPTER III: TEACHING AVENUES AVAILABLE FOR THE CHURCH TODAY ________ 112

CHAPTER IV: THE CURRENT STATE OF BIBLE TEACHING IN THE CHURCH IN KENYA 177

CHAPTER V: PRESCRIPTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR STRENGTHENING THE

TEACHING MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH ___________________________________ 200

CONCLUSION _______________________________________________________ 254

BIBLIOGRAPHY _____________________________________________________ 255

ABOUT THE AUTHOR ________________________________________________ 272

CURRICULUM VITAE _________________________________________________ 272

Editorial Reviews

“Dr Nelson Were provides an insightful analysis of Kenya’s need for theological education from a biblically fundamental perspective and shows the way towards restoring the vital role of the pastor as first and foremost a teacher of the inspired and preserved Scriptures so that God’s people might be strengthened to face the challenges posed by modern society today.” Dr. Jeffery Khoo, Principle, Far Eastern Bible College

Pastors as Teachers is a comprehensive work that convincingly deals with the why and the how of the teaching aspect of the pastoral ministry. While the objective and insightful review is of the situation in Kenya, the reader may be alerted to similarities in his own country. Thus the practical suggestions for the strengthening of the Kenyan church may find application beyond Kenya. Carol Lee (MDiv)

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