Foreword When we teach seminars on the topic of leading healthy congregational transformation, we often say that the pastor has a unique but not exclusive role in this process. So what does that mean in the day-to-day leadership of a church? It means that the pastor has the specific biblical role of teaching, equipping, and leading the local body of believers. It means that God calls pastors into these roles and that we should not take this call lightly. It means that the pastor has far more opportunity