13 Bible Verses about Pastors

who has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart.

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;

Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.

shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;not for shameful gain, but eagerly;

For an overseer,as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared,

not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.

The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife,sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.