Tim Dyer led a couple of helpful seminars on engaging with Australian culture as local churches.
There were two questions/discernments that Tim observed churches need to be clear about before they call a pastor.
These positions should be clear before a pastor comes, rather than a pastor being sought to inform the church what their positions should be.
They are: ‘Who is God calling us to reach with the Gospel?’ and ‘What kind of a church is God asking us to become as His people in this locality?’
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