Minister, Revenend, Pastor and Bishop-Differences

[JBROB]

1 Timothy 3: 1-7

[JBROB]

Titus 1

[lew9ball]

I think Pastors and Reverends are ordained.  Ministers are licensed.  I'm Baptist so I'm not familiar with Bishops.   

JBROB, I'm slightly confused. Bishop Eddie Long is the minister at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.

Like I said I'm Baptist, I'm not familiar with Bishops.  In my experience Baptist Churches are autonomous and independent by definition and the Pastor is the head of the local church.  I have not seen Bishops in traditional baptist churches.

I thought Bishops were over groups of churches.

Thanks JBROB, however the bottom line we all serve the same God.

[JBROB]

I think Pastors and Reverends are ordained.  Ministers are licensed.  I'm Baptist so I'm not familiar with Bishops.   

JBROB, I'm slightly confused. Bishop Eddie Long is the minister at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.

Like I said I'm Baptist, I'm not familiar with Bishops.  In my experience Baptist Churches are autonomous and independent by definition and the Pastor is the head of the local church.  I have not seen Bishops in traditional baptist churches.

I thought Bishops were over groups of churches.

Thanks JBROB, however the bottom line we all serve the same God.

Amen my Brothers and Sisters!

[wsm]

i thought he was the pastor.

who made him bishop.

In 1994, Long was consecrated as the third presiding bishop of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship under Bishop Paul S. Morton of New Orleans.

[Golden Kitten]

What JBROB and Jaimac and wsm said...most of the full gospel types don't have the traditional deacon and trustee boards - i.e. no checks and balances...