13 Bible Verses about Pastors

who also gave us ability to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.

Therefore, having this ministry through the mercy we received, we are not fainthearted;

And all things are from God, who reconciled us to himself by Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;

Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the church of the Lord, which he purchased with his own blood.

tend the flock of God which is among you, overseeing it, not by constraint, but willingly; not for base gain, but with ready mind;

For a bishop must be without reproach, as Gods steward; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain,

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

but we will give ourselves closely to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.

And he said to them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to the whole creation.

through the hypocrisy of speakers of lies, who bear a brand on their own conscience,

not as lording it over your allotted charge, but being examples to the flock;

True is the saying: If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching; not given to wine, not a striker, but forbearing, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money;