Pastoral Ministry · Intermediate
Leading the Ordinances and Services
A pastor leads baptism, the Lord's Supper, and the gathered services of the church so that every act is biblical, orderly, and reverent, claims no saving power of its own, and points people to Christ.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
1
How to prepare a believer for baptism and lead the baptism itself
2
How to lead the Lord's Table reverently and explain closed communion with kindness
3
What a child dedication is, and why it is not baptism
4
What belongs in a church service, and how to give an invitation honestly
5
Where music is settled by Scripture, and where it is a matter of liberty
Lessons in this topic
Key passages
1 Corinthians 14:401 Corinthians 11:21 Corinthians 4:1–2Matthew 28:19Acts 2:41–42Acts 8:36–38Romans 6:3–4Colossians 2:121 Corinthians 1:14–17Luke 23:431 Corinthians 11:23–281 Corinthians 5:11Matthew 26:301 Samuel 1:27–28Psalm 51:5Deuteronomy 6:6–7Ephesians 6:4Mark 10:13–161 Timothy 4:131 Timothy 2:12 Timothy 4:21 Corinthians 14:24–261 Corinthians 14:331 Corinthians 16:22 Corinthians 5:20Matthew 11:28John 16:8Colossians 3:16Ephesians 5:191 Corinthians 14:15Hebrews 12:28Romans 14:19Romans 15:2John 19:30