Ministerial Ethics

Running head : Ministerial Ethics

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Introduction

Responsibility to himself or herself as a minister

Personal management

Responsibility to the family

Spouse and children

Responsibility to the congregation

Relationship

Responsibility to his or her fellow ministers

Responsibility to the community and denomination

Conclusion

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Ministerial Ethics

Introduction

For the church to grow there are people who are called upon to deliver the message to the faithfuls .These people are chosen among the congregation to

serve in that capacity . They include the ministers who are known by different tittles in different denominations . They may be called clergies , pastors , priests and many other names but their role is just the same allover to take care of the sheep as it is written in the holy word . Therefore they are shepherds only in this case they are given the responsibility of looking after the people of God

Church ministerial work is a calling where people are supposed to serve God diligently . a minister is called upon to adorn God 's glory . A minister should be a morally upright person full of love and compassion .Since a minister is a person who has been chosen , he or she is not just any other person

In his book moral formation of church leaders James E Carter observes that a minister is called upon by Jesus Christ to proclaim his Gospel This means that he or she did not just decide to be a church leader Jesus Christ who is the head of the church chose him or her to help him in the ministering to his people . This alone bestows a heavy responsibility on the shoulders of the minister . He or she should live as Christ did

The word of God will be the guide in all that is said , done and thought

Ministerial ethics refers to the conduct or set of moral principles or generally the rules governing all those who serve in the capacity of the ministers in the church

To guide the ministers a code of ethics is set to serve as guidelines . A minister has to adhere to this code o ethics so that the ministry can be acceptable to god and the people whom he or she is serving (Carter , J 2004

Through following the guidelines governing the conduct of a minister the service becomes of great benefit to the church community . As a minister one has a responsibility to God , people , and fellow ministers and also to him or herself

A minister is expected to take into consideration ethical principles set by the church

The set rules represent the church faith and are holy as they were made through the guidance of the Holy Spirit (Carter , J 2004

Responsibility to himself or herself as a minister

James Carter (2004 ) maintains that a minister has to follow the code of ethics so that he or she can be able to deliver the message and carry other task as required

First of all the minister must be...