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Pastor as Shepherd or Mediator?

Pastor as Shepherd or Mediator?

Why Daddy-Pastor is a bad idea.

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Matt Harrison
Jan 09, 2024
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The 2010s were a weird time for young Christians. A certain form of addressing God was introduced into prayers and general conversation. I don’t know what caused it, whether there were cultural influences at play or if we were witnessing an expression that came from a place of deep relational brokenness and the subsequent desire for compensation, but in…

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