the rules of their company. From an early age, we are taught that there are punishments for breaking the rules. Rule and ruling take us into the world of law and regulation. That kind of pastoral rule would hardly seem to correspond to the freedom of the gospel. But there is a second sense to the word rule, as when a ruler refers to a measuring stick. A rule of life gives us a set of criteria for measuring our faithfulness to the gospel. A pastoral rule delineates basic rhythms and practices that