I Press on Toward Pastorship
I Press on Toward Pastorship is where I share my weekly reports of how I am progressing as a cadet on the path to custodianship in the Elders Academy. The name comes from a play on words of Philippians 3:12-14 and the idea of God giving me the goal to press on toward pastorship.
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Week 14: April 2rd – April 8th, 2023
This week on my journey towards eldership I have been working on self discipline in my relationship with Elders Academy work. According to Titus 1:8 I must be disciplined if I am to be an elder: “Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.” –
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Week 13: March 26th – April 1st, 2023
This week on my journey towards eldership I have been working on self control again. This time it was in relation to my gifting. According to Titus 1:8 I must be self controlled if I am to be an elder: “Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright,
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Week 12: March 19th – March 25th, 2023
This week on my journey towards eldership I have been working on relying on God and not giving up. We have been working a lot on the property lately and there have been a lot of projects that I have been not really sure how to do especially on Saturday and felt overwhelmed. I had
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Week 11: March 12th – March 18th, 2023
This last week on my journey towards eldership I have been lacking in self control. I said this a few weeks ago on week 9, and I will say it again because I feel it is needed. I feel I needed to stretch myself by allowing myself to go out of my comfort zone, but
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Week 10: March 5th – March 11th, 2023
Last week I discussed about letting my sin nature dictate my choice to stay in my comfort zone and not be uncomfortable, how I needed to reorient my focus, and how all of that was an issue to do with self control according to 1 Timothy 3:2, which says, “Now the overseer is to be
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Week 8: February 19th – February 25th, 2023
This week on my journey towards eldership have been developing my knowledge of those of God’s flock. As according to 1 Peter 5:2 an elder needs to watch over the flock: “Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants
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Week 7: February 12 – February 18, 2023
This week on my journey towards eldership I have been fighting my sin nature for self control. As according to Titus 1:8 an elder needs to have self control: “Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.” – Titus 1:8 NIV There is an urge
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Week 6: February 5 – February 11, 2023
This week on my journey towards eldership, I have grown in my relationship with work. I have dedicated a lot of time to academy work and have grown in my ability to discipline myself into doing work even when I did not want to. This, however, has not yielded perfect results as with all of
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