What is the relationship between the full-time work of the local church and the actual job description of its pastor? This is the point where questions build upon questions: If the church sees certain needs in the community as essential, does it necessarily follow that the pastor is the only one who can provide for those needs? In raising expectations for the pastor’s ministerial obligations, have we unwittingly abdicated our theological heritage and actually downplayed or perhaps even buried our commitment to the priesthood of all believers?
