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1 The Acts of the Apostles, p. 363.2 (Ellen Gould White)

A pastor should mingle freely with the people for whom he labors, that by becoming acquainted with them he may know how to adapt his teaching to their needs …

2 The Acts of the Apostles, p. 393.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… . The pastor who fulfills his high commission must give his people faithful instruction on every point of the Christian faith, showing them what they must …

3 The Acts of the Apostles, p. 526.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… immortality. Pastors are needed—faithful shepherds—who will not flatter God's people, nor treat them harshly, but who will feed them with the bread of life …

4 Child Guidance, p. 235.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… or pastoral authority, as if the acts had been our own. Patriarchs and Prophets, 578 .

5 Child Guidance, p. 550.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… of pastoral work. True, the church is to be provided with faithful guides and pastors. Ministers should labor earnestly for the youth who have not given themselves …

6 Christian Education, p. 218.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… or pastoral authority, as if the acts had been our own.

7 Christian Experience and Teachings of Ellen G. White, p. 32.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… was pastor. I was invited to relate my experience, and felt not only great freedom of expression, but happiness, in telling my simple story of the love of Jesus …

9 Christian Experience and Teachings of Ellen G. White, p. 237 (Ellen Gould White)

Appendix The two articles in this appendix, “The Prophetic Gift” and “Tested by the Word,” were written by pastors R. W. Munson and D. E. Robinson, in the autumn of 1914.

10 Christian Leadership, p. 38.2 (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.” Ephesians 4:11, 12. This scripture …

11 Christian Service, p. 23.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… for pastors, teachers, and evangelists. From door to door His servants are to proclaim the message of salvation. To every nation, kindred, tongue, and people …

12 Christian Service, p. 25.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… , or pastors,—if they had wholly consecrated themselves to God, they would have become efficient workers for the heavenly Master.— Testimonies for the Church …

13 Christian Service, p. 70.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… the pastor occupies a position similar to that of the foreman of a gang of laboring men or the captain of a ship's crew. They are expected to see that the men …

14 Christian Service, p. 70.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… many pastors fail in not knowing how, or in not trying, to get the full membership of the church actively engaged in the various departments of church work …

15 Christian Service, p. 179.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… and pastoral care. They become members of large and prosperous churches, and are content to do little for others. In this way they are robbing themselves of …

16 Christian Service, p. 195.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… where pastors, elders, and deacons can learn to do more perfect work for the Master. It should be a school where the members of the church, old and young, are given …

17 The Colporteur Evangelist, p. 16.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… become pastors to the flock of God. As they cherish the thought that Christ is their Companion, a holy awe, a sacred joy, will be felt by them amid all their trying …

19 The Colporteur Evangelist, p. 93.3 (Ellen Gould White)

Missionary work—introducing our publications into families, conversing and praying with and for them-is a work that will educate men and women to do pastoral labor.

20 Colporteur Ministry, p. 7.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… do pastoral labor.— Testimonies for the Church 4:390 (1880) .

21 Colporteur Ministry, p. 33.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… become pastors to the flock of God. As they cherish the thought that Christ is their Companion, a holy awe, a sacred joy, will be felt by them amid all their trying …

22 Counsels for the Church, p. 68.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… , or pastors—if they had wholly consecrated themselves to God they would have become efficient workers for the heavenly Master. Testimonies for the Church …

23 Counsels for the Church, p. 72.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… do pastoral labor. Testimonies for the Church 4:390

24 Counsels for the Church, p. 297.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… the pastor of the church has a duty to do for these souls. Have they wrong habits and practices? It is the duty of the pastor to have special meetings with them …

25 Counsels on Health, p. 193.2 (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 …

26 Counsels on Health, p. 194.2 (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 …

27 Counsels on Health, p. 516.2 (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 …

29 Counsels on Stewardship, p. 106.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… appoint pastors or elders who are devoted to the Lord Jesus, and let these men see that officers are chosen who will attend faithfully to the work of gathering …

30 Darkness Before Dawn, p. 38.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… , to pastors, to professors of theology, as their guides, instead of searching the Scriptures to learn their duty for themselves. Then, by controlling the minds …

31 Daughters of God, p. 86.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… the pastor has work to do for the teachers as well as the students. Our schools must be more like the schools of the prophets. We call upon teachers and all connected …

32 Daughters of God, p. 103.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… , therefore pastoral work was not done in the church and its borders. The deacons and elders of the church have acted wisely and worked judiciously to keep …

33 Daughters of God, p. 135.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… do pastoral labor.— Testimonies for the Church 4:390 (1880) .

34 Daughters of God, p. 249.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… where pastors Corliss and McCullagh set apart the elder, deacons, [and] deaconesses by prayer and the laying on of hands.”

35 Daughters of God, p. 251.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… become pastors to the flock of God.”— Testimonies for the Church 6:322 .

36 The Desire of Ages, p. 476.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… beautiful pastoral picture He represents His relation to those that believe on Him. No picture was more familiar to His hearers than this, and Christ's words …

37 The Desire of Ages, p. 480.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… His pastoral care. He says, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” He cares for each one as if there were not another on the face of the earth.

38 Early Writings, p. 139.3 (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 …

39 Early Writings, p. 139.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… , pastors, and teachers. The object for which they were given was the perfecting of the saints in unity and knowledge. Some who profess to be pastors and teachers …

40 From Eternity Past, p. 43.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… a pastoral life, and the descendants of Seth followed the same course, counting themselves “strangers and pilgrims on the earth,” seeking “a better country …

41 From Eternity Past, p. 418.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… or pastoral authority, as if the acts had been our own.

42 Evangelism, p. 116 (Ellen Gould White)

Relationship of Evangelist and Pastor

43 Evangelism, p. 116.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… men. Pastors are needed [ See also pp. 345-351, “Pastoral Evangelism.” ]—faithful shepherds—who will not flatter God's people or treat them harshly, but who will feed …

44 Evangelism, p. 116.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… -Pastor —One man usually performs the labor which should be shared by two; for the work of the evangelist is necessarily combined with that of the pastor, bringing …

45 Evangelism, p. 143.4 (Ellen Gould White)

Considering Pastors of Other Denominations —It should ever be manifest that we are reformers, but not bigots. When our laborers enter a new field, they should …

46 Evangelism, p. 198.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… their pastors, refused to listen to the warning; and others, though convinced of the truth, dared not confess it, lest they should be “put out of the synagogue …

47 Evangelism, p. 311.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… the pastor of the church has a duty to do for these souls. Have they wrong habits and practices? It is the duty of the pastor to have special meetings with them …

48 Evangelism, p. 319.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… and Pastors —Our ministering brethren make a decided failure of doing their work in a manner directed by the Lord. They fail to present every man perfect in …

50 Evangelism, p. 347.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… is pastoral work to do, and this means to reprove and exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine; that is, he should present the Word of God, to show wherein there …

51 Evangelism, p. 348.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… local pastors of churches, and that greater personal efforts should be put forth. Our people should not be made to think that they need to listen to a sermon …

52 Evangelism, p. 350.2 (Ellen Gould White)

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

53 Evangelism, p. 351.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… the pastoral labor to which they have been accustomed. The church has a special responsibility laid upon her to attend to these souls who have followed the …

54 Evangelism, p. 440.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… the pastoral work is not to be neglected or shifted upon your wives or some other person. You must educate and train yourselves to visit every family that …

55 Evangelism, p. 520.2 (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”....

56 Evangelism, p. 662.1 (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 …

57 God’s Remnant Church (The Remnant Church), p. 36.1 (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 …

58 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 14.2 (Ellen Gould White)

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

60 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 70.1 (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 …

61 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 70.2 (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 …

62 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 75.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… of pastoral labor could be performed.

63 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 75.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… for pastoral work. They consume valuable time in abstract study, which should be expended in helping the needy at the right moment. Some ministers have given …

64 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 76.4 (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

65 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 77.2 (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 …

66 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 77.3 (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 …

67 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 80.3 (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 …

68 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 83.2 (Ellen Gould White)

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

69 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 101.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… the pastor occupies a position similar to that of the foreman of a gang of laboring men or the captain of a ship's crew. They are expected to see that the men …

70 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 102.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… many pastors fail in not knowing how, or in not trying, to get the full membership of the church actively engaged in the various departments of church work …

71 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 184.2 (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 …

72 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 251.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… faithful pastor, give evidence that they are not sanctified by the truths they present to others, and should not be sustained as laborers in the vineyard …

73 Gospel Workers (1892/1893 ed.), p. 299.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… the pastors of the several churches in the place. Much has been lost by neglecting to do this. If our ministers show themselves friendly and sociable, and do …

75 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 29.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… for pastors, teachers, and evangelists. From door to door His servants are to proclaim the message of salvation. To every nation, kindred, tongue, and people …

76 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 96.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… become pastors to the flock of God. As they cherish the thought that Christ is their companion, a holy awe, a sacred joy, will be felt by them amid all their trying …

77 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 131.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… faithful pastor, give evidence that they are not sanctified by the truths they present to others, and should not be sustained as laborers in the vineyard …

78 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 185.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… immortality. Pastors are needed,—faithful shepherds,—who will not flatter God's people, nor treat them harshly, but who will feed them with the bread of life …

79 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 191.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… a pastor mingle much with his people, and thus become acquainted with the different phases of human nature. He should study the workings of the mind, that he …

80 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 197.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… the pastor occupies a position similar to that of the foreman of a gang of laboring men or the captain of a ship's crew. They are expected to see that the men …

81 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 198.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… many pastors fail in not knowing how, or in not trying, to get the full membership of the church actively engaged in the various departments of church work …

82 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 198.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… the pastor can be educating men and women to bear responsibilities in the good work that is suffering so much for want of laborers. We need men who can take …

83 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 317.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… themselves. Pastors and teachers must point them to the strong fortress, into which the righteous may run and be safe. Those who are handling the great, grand …

84 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 337.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… for pastoral work. They consume valuable time in abstract study, which should be expended in helping the needy at the right moment. Some ministers have given …

85 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 337.3 (Ellen Gould White)

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

86 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 338.4 (Ellen Gould White)

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

87 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 377.2 (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 …

88 Gospel Workers (1915 ed.), p. 404.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… where pastors, elders, and deacons can learn to do more perfect work for the Master. It should be a school where the members of the church, old and young, are given …

89 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 50.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… and pastors in all parts of the world. More than this, the pope has arrogated the very titles of Deity. He styles himself “Lord God the Pope,” assumes infallibility …

90 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 68.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… . Their pastors, unlike the lordly priests of Rome, followed the example of their Master, who “came not to be ministered unto, but to minister.” They fed the flock …

91 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 68.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… their pastors the youth received instruction. While attention was given to branches of general learning, the Bible was made the chief study. The Gospels …

92 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 70.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… the pastor's life in those times that tried men's souls. The youth who received ordination to the sacred office saw before them, not the prospect of earthly …

93 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 128.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… their pastor, confessing their various sins, and expecting absolution, not because they were penitent and wished to reform, but on the ground of the indulgence …

94 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 179.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… beloved pastor, returned to them from the brink of the grave. They themselves had come from attending upon the sick and the dying, and they felt, as never before …

95 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 182.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… their pastor to expose himself to this peril. At Zurich he was ready to meet all the partisans that Rome might send; but to go to Baden, where the blood of martyrs …

96 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 235.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… devoted pastors, industrious and patriotic citizens, brilliant scholars, talented artists, skillful artisans, were slain, or forced to flee to other lands …

97 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 252.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… of pastors were expelled from their positions. The people were forbidden, on pain of heavy fines, imprisonment, and banishment, to attend any religious meetings …

98 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 253.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… “Reformed Pastor” has proved a blessing to many who desire a revival of the work of God, and his “Saint's Everlasting Rest” has done its work in leading souls to …

99 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 291.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… , their pastor, who was providentially prevented from accompanying them, in his farewell address to the exiles said:—

100 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 376.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… , and pastor of one of the leading churches in that city, “stated that he had been in the ministry for twenty years, and never till the last communion had he administered …