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There are many full time Evangelists who are neither Pastors or church builders. Many are high profile preachers with much influence. Many writes books and promotes the modern idea of continous rewriting of the English Bible.
Is this a calling or just a career pursuit?
Probably fair to say both would be true for some. I doubt there are many of them qualified to participate in the translation process, though.
It is just my opinion that the Bible Student limits himself if he/she isn't looking at the original languages. Reliance on translations alone isn't necessarily a problem, but we can gain a better insight by understanding original meanings and intents, uses, etc.
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Paul did not always pastor a church. Mostly he was an evangelist. If we try and divide the times he was pastoring as a calling and the times as an evangelist as not a calling that would be a mistake. Both are callings, but as in any area not all who put on the robe are actually called.There are many full time Evangelists who are neither Pastors or church builders. Many are high profile preachers with much influence. Many writes books and promotes the modern idea of continous rewriting of the English Bible.
Is this a calling or just a career pursuit?
Paul did not always pastor a church. Mostly he was an evangelist. If we try and divide the times he was pastoring as a calling and the times as an evangelist as not a calling that would be a mistake. Both are callings, but as in any area not all who put on the robe are actually called.
In 2 Timothy 4:5, Paul instructs Timothy to do the work of an evangelistThere are many full time Evangelists who are neither Pastors or church builders. Many are high profile preachers with much influence. Many writes books and promotes the modern idea of continous rewriting of the English Bible.
Is this a calling or just a career pursuit?
If a man said God was calling him into evangelism and he happened to be a Greek Scholar where would he find his marching orders if he did not become a pastor or a missionary? What else is an evangelist supposed to do? I read where the apostle Paul said of the local church pastor that he is to do the work of an evangelist. It seems to me that many treat this as a separate office of the church but I could be wrong.
In 2 Timothy 4:5, Paul instructs Timothy to do the work of an evangelist
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The list Paul gives of Christ’s gifts to the church in Ephesians 4:11, as DarrelC pointed out above, has evangelists just after apostles and prophets and before pastors and teachers.Christians put up with a lot of non Christian behavior, don't you think.
Among the list of Spirit given enablement's, called gifts of the Spirit, in 1 Cor 12, apostle and prophets mentioned as being first. That is because we learn in Ephesians 2:20 they are foundational.
,1Co 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers,
after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
It is interesting that evangelist is not mentioned as a gift, so my conclusion is that evangelism is the work done by the apostles and prophets and though they are no longer present with us, their work goes on through the pastor and the missionary who starts churches and organizes them where there are none. I don't see the modern activities of most evangelists as having scriptural authority, but I have been told my thinking is wrong on this subject.
The list Paul gives of Christ’s gifts to the church in Ephesians 4:11, as DarrelC pointed out above, has evangelists just after apostles and prophets and before pastors and teachers.
Not sure the lists are exhaustive by any means.
Not really sure if your reason for the OP either.
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I believe:
1. the role (not an office) of an evangelist is to evangelize (preach the gospel in order to be used to make converts).
2. the office of pastor is to pastor or shepard a congregation as an "undershepard".
The target audience is different. An evangelist seeks to spread the gospel while a pastor seeks to disciple those who are already saved.
There is, of course, an overlap. We are all called to evangelize (witness) and even to pastor (disciple one another)....just not necessarily in those roles.