The Pastor and the Pastoral Cure of Souls

Authors

H. F. Wind, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

4-1-1937

Document Type

Article

Keywords

pastor, ministry, christian, faith, missionary

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

As the pastor of today surveys the scene presented by life In twentieth-century America, the setting in which he must practise his profession, he cannot but be impressed by the increasing magnitude of the task set for him. This task is indeed many-sided. It includes the functions of the public ministry, the preaching of the Word and the public administration of the Sacraments; it includes the teaching functions of the ministry in the educational activities of the Church; it includes administrative tasks as executive head of a rather complex organization; it includes missionary activities and frequently service in synodical offices; it includes a prominence in the community at large, particularly when moral issues are at stake; and it includes the maintaining of delicately balanced social relationships with all types and classes of men.

Disciplines

Practical Theology

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Wind, H. F. (1937) "The Pastor and the Pastoral Cure of Souls," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 8, Article 30.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol8/iss1/30