Insights from Calvin on Pastoral Leadership

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Vol. 81 No. 2 (2022)

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Aug 1, 2022
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John Calvin, Company of pastors, Ecclesiastical Ordinances, Geneva, leadership, lex, munus triplex, pastoral leadership

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Joe Mock
Presbyterian Church of Australia
https://doi.org/10.53521/a320

Abstract

Together with Farel, Calvin set up institutions in Geneva that would support, facilitate, and grow pastoral ministry in Geneva and beyond. The key focus of ministry in Geneva was on the ministry of the word of God. As a prophet who expounded and applied God’s word, Calvin set the model for others. From Calvin’s farewell messages prior to his death, several insights can be gleaned concerning his approach to pastoral leadership.

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Mock, Joe. “Insights from Calvin on Pastoral Leadership”. Reformed Theological Review 81, no. 2 (August 1, 2022): 139–161. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://rtrjournal.org/index.php/RTR/article/view/320.

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