The work of any Pastor is never complete until he has been called home and gives an account of those whom he was called to shepherd. As one called to such a commission Richard Baxter presents the roll of what a true pastor should look like in his classical work The Reformed Pastor.While this book is an older work on the subject of overseeing God's flock, it is still very relevant today. Pastors are called to know their congregation on a personal level and instruct them in such a way as to leave no reason for them to be of unsound doctrine and faith. Things often missed in the current era of mega Churches and televangelists. While neither of these things are inherently evil, they do fail to oversee souls biblically.
I urge any who are thinking they are called to be a pastor, as well as all current shepherds of God's flock to read this book. It is an asset to the library of all Overseers of Souls.
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. - Hebrews 13:17
Grace and Peace.
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