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A 2 page paper that begins with an outline of the entitled work and then responds to this question: Is Gregory's Rule so bound by 6th Century cultural constraints that is has little or no value for evangelical pastors today? Bibliography lists 1 source.
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this skill. * Those who teach must practice what they teach. Too many were teaching their followers one thing but doing the opposite. He charges that "no one in the
church does more harm than one who has the name and rank of sanctity, while he acts perversely." * On the other hand, if a person had great gifts
and talents and refused to share them, he would be doing a disservice to himself and others. * Those who want pastoral authority lie to themselves about their own virtues.
What they want is only to satisfy their own pride. * Gregory describes the good pastor: pure in heart, discreet, sympathetic, exalted above others in contemplation, strong against evil-doers and
more. Through the way he lives, the Pastor teaches his followers. * Gregory explains in detail each of the major points relative to Pastoral Authority. * The Pastor must be
able to discern how vices can be interpreted as virtues. * The Pastor must spend time every day studying and contemplating "the precepts of Sacred Writ." Through this contemplation,
the Pastor will be restored. Question: Is Gregorys Rule so bound by 6th Century cultural constraints that is has little or no value for evangelical pastors today?
The virtues and qualities of Pastors as described by Gregory are applicable in any age. For instance, Pope Benedict XVI cited Pope Gregory the Great. The good pastor must be
rooted in contemplation. He must read and study Scripture and meditate on it, contemplate it. This is the only way the Pastor will be able to tend to the needs
of others, making those needs his own. Gregory uses the examples of both St. Paul and Moses to demonstrate how the good pastor responds to his followers. Each devoted all
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