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Some hazards for teachers - James 3:1

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Hill, Brian. Some Hazards for Teachers - James 3:1. Moore Theological College. 1990. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://archives.moore.edu.au/documents/detail/221968.

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Hill, B. (1990). Some hazards for teachers - James 3:1. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://archives.moore.edu.au/documents/detail/221968.

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Hill, Brian. Some Hazards for Teachers - James 3:1. Moore Theological College. 1990. Retrieved from the Atla Digital Library, https://archives.moore.edu.au/documents/detail/221968.

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  • Three hazards are presented by Hill for people who lead Christian ministry. Firstly, to be weary of psychological exploitation. Egos become boosted when one relies upon leaders in ministry. The temptation is to allow for ministry members to become more dependent upon leaders rather than less dependent. The aim of good teaching is to equip others. We must teach with love, be open and honest, and respect the path of their choosing even if it is against our preferences. For the teacher, they may be tempted into an ego trip at the learner's expense. The learner may also skirt responsibility for making their own decisions. Secondly, professional arrogance is a hazard. Ministers are at risk when one believes they know the correct answer. Full-time leaders may fall into the trap of self-satisfaction. Core teaching by both professional and lay-people is needed for a full-gospel ministry at all levels of ministry. Thirdly, the danger of personal inconsistency. Inconsistency produces inauthentic teaching. In response to the three hazards, we must recognise what is wrong, repent before God, and to accept forgiveness through Christ. The model for teaching in the New Testament is through one-to-one discipling. The truth of the gospel is relational before it is rational; believed before proclaimed; lived before it is explained. Jesus provides the perfect example of teacher and leader that should be imitated.
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