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The Lutheran Pastor was written to guide pastors in the differences of Lutheran theology and to provide the interpretive techniques, skills, and tools a Lutheran pastor needs to lead their congregation. George Henry Gerberding states that “the object of a pastoral theology is to enable men to be true pastors. They cannot learn it all from books. Neither can they afford to ignore the help of good...

defense and propagation of the faith to any other class of men than men of clear, strong, well-trained and well-furnished minds.” Whoever, then, has not the capacity for a liberal education or the ability to obtain it is not called to the ministry. A full college course or its equivalent and a full seminary course are necessary for proper preparation. Gifts and attainments are indications as to one’s calling. (See Rom. 12:6, 7; 1 Cor. 12:4 ff.) As a third native endowment for the ministry we mention
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