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While I agree that pastors are svereely overworked/booked with their schedules (I know mine is I have no idea how he accomplishes what he does with his schedule), isn’t this part of the requirements and role of the elders? Shouldn’t they be able to handle these types of issues and protect the congregation from error? Isn’t that what Paul charged Timothy and Titus with when selecting leadership?Your thoughts? I’m not saying that to absolve responsibility it any way from the rest of the congregation I’m not an elder and I attend SES and their apologetics program. But I find is a tad embarrassing when I have leaders at the church I worship with coming to me to request either teaching in a particular area or wanting answers for a particular challenge. Shouldn’t they be equipping me? If anything, I think I should be learning my apologetic from them. Thankfully the positive of all this is that for a tradition that is typically not open to the idea of apologetics, my church is very much agreeable to it and I am allowed a lot of freedom in teaching on worldview and apologetic classes. Even though they are not trained in it themselves, they recognize the need for it and give me the encouragement and endorsement to do so as well as mentor others in the church who are interested in getting involved in this important ministry.
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