Jesus is Senior Pastor

The Scriptures are clear that Jesus Christ is the head of the church (Ephesians 1:9, 1:22-23, 4:15, 5:23): Jesus is the Apostle who plants a church (Hebrews 3:1). Jesus is the Leader who builds the church (Matthew 16:18). Jesus is the Senior Pastor who rules the church (1 Peter 5:4). And it is ultimately Jesus who closes churches down when they have become faithless or fruitless (Revelation 2:5). Therefore, it is absolutely vital that a church loves Jesus, obeys Jesus, imitates Jesus, and follows Jesus at all times and in all ways, according to the teaching of His Word (Colossians 3:16). Therefore, human leadership in the church is little more than qualified Christians who are following Jesus and encouraging other people to follow them as they follow Jesus. This is in large part what Paul meant when he told Christians in various local churches to "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ" (1 Corinthians 11:1). While it may seem obvious to insist that any discussion of church leadership begin with the centrality and preeminence of Jesus, sadly many churches omit Him from their organizational charts altogether.

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