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241 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 3, p. 216.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… being pastors to the flock. They have trained their minds to meet opponents and to say sarcastic things, and they cannot come down to meet hearts that are sorrowing …

242 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 3, p. 227.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… , or pastor, of the flock, the better.

243 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 3, p. 232.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… a pastor, as they visit from house to house. They should become familiar with every member of the family, that they may understand the spiritual condition …

244 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 3, p. 240.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… . The pastoral labor involved a cross, and you would not engage in it.

245 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 3, p. 342.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… as pastor of that vast congregation of turbulent spirits. Their unreasonable jealousies were more difficult to manage than the fierce wolves of the wilderness …

246 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, p. 260.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… the pastor, who is to care for and feed the flock of God. The one whose special work it is to lead the people into the path of truth, should be an able expositor of …

247 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, p. 260.2 (Ellen Gould White)

A pastor should have a correct understanding of the word and also of the human character. Our faith is unpopular. The people are unwilling to be convinced …

248 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, p. 264.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… of pastoral labor could be performed. The incessant reading and writing of many ministers unfit them for pastoral work. They consume valuable time in abstract …

249 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, p. 266.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… a pastor are often shamefully neglected because the minister lacks strength to sacrifice his personal inclinations for seclusion and study. The pastor

250 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, p. 266.5 (Ellen Gould White)

… a pastor should mingle much with his people, that he may become acquainted with the different phases of human nature, readily understand the workings of …

251 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, p. 267.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… the pastor minister to the sin-sick soul. And his work is as much more important than that of the former as eternal life is more valuable than temporal existence …

252 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, p. 269.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… -fashioned pastor, who traveled on horseback and spent much time in visiting his flock, enjoyed much better health, notwithstanding his hardships and exposures …

254 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, p. 396.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… their pastoral duties, the people perish for want of proper instruction.

255 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 4, p. 516.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… or pastoral authority, as if we were guilty of the acts ourselves.

256 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 237.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: till we all come in the unity …

257 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 302.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… a pastor. But God does not hold them excused. Had they no Bible, had they no warnings, reproofs, and entreaties from heaven to bring duty to their minds, there would …

258 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 309.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… need pastoral labor. But they do not do as well as they know. God will test you, brethren, and some will prove to be chaff and some precious grains of wheat. Yield …

259 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 452.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… of pastors and laymen: “It is time for Thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void Thy law.” Let the servants of the Lord weep between the porch and the altar, crying …

260 Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 528.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… a pastor. Study must never cease; it must be continued all through the period of his labor, no matter how well qualified for the labor he may think himself to …