(Note: For remote participants and BFG leaders, these questions are meant to be used in conjunction with the pastor’s sermon. Attempting to use these questions absent the sermon’s teaching could lead to unbiblical or unhelpful conclusions.)

For Kids: God has given you the gifts of parents, grandparents, friends, or neighbors who bring you to church. He has also given you pastors and elders who love you and care for you.  

• What as some ways that pastors and elders help support parents as they raise their children?  
• Why is it important for churches to care for their pastors and elders? 
• What is one way you can show your love for our pastors and elders? 

 
For Discussion:

• Why is it important that Paul wrote to Timothy about paying pastors? What are the dangers surrounding this concept?  
• What is the biblical way to handle pastor salaries?  
• How does a church’s paying its pastors help promote accountability?  
• Have you ever heard allegations against a pastor that turned out to be false? How damaging are false allegations? What guidance does Paul give to help avoid them?  
• Why is it important to openly rebuke persistent sin in a pastor? How can this be done lovingly for the benefit of the pastor and the congregation?  
• In what ways does partiality harm a church?  
• Why is it important for a church to take its time when considering new elders?  
• What are the benefits of recognizing the importance of good pastoral leadership by paying pastors rightly and holding them accountable?  

 
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