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The world sorely lacks leadership andspiritual direction.The church and the ministermust largely furnish this needed help,and,throughthe grace of God,pastors are called to this task.The world will follow Christ-like leadership in so far  \nFOREWORD  \nas that leadership tends upward to the highestthings of God,as revealed in Jesus Christ  \nThis group of studies is designed,therefore,tohelp the minister as he confronts a difficult situation.It is also the hope of the author that by this clarify-ing of the tasks of the pastor,the members of hischurch may be led to take a proper place under theminister's leadership in all the work of the localchurch.  \nF.A.A.  \nNew York,N.Y.","cbCaicoTin0XdQyI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicoTin0XdQyI","pdf",4041327,104,"English","# Foreword\n## Purpose and scope of the study\n## Spiritual leadership and pastoral responsibility\n## Guidance for ministers and local church members","[{\"question\":\"Is the study theological or historical?\",\"answer\":\"The study is neither theological nor historical. 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