Then we find the gift labeled “pastors and teachers.” In the original New Testament Greek, this is indeed a single gift, as the Phillips version translates it “to guide and to teach” (Ephesians 4:11). And we see this in the language itself. Our word “pastor” comes from the same root as “pasture.” In other words, a pastor is literally a shepherd. And a shepherd truly guides and teaches his flock. Those with the gift to guide and teach help Christians prosper and mature spiritually in their daily lives.
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Ariel Padron
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Winston Patterson
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Chaka Samuel
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Richard Sylvester
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Daniel Verduzco
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Clifford Wallace
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Juan Jose Diaz
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Felipe Baez
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Sherwin Callwood
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Desmond Sturrup
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Jamel Dorsett
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