{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Church Answers","provider_url":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com","title":"Eight Typologies of Pastors | Church Answers","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aIyfivcP9e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/eight-typologies-of-pastors\/\">Eight Typologies of Pastors<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/eight-typologies-of-pastors\/embed\/#?secret=aIyfivcP9e\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Eight Typologies of Pastors&#8221; &#8212; Church Answers\" data-secret=\"aIyfivcP9e\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Magnifying-glass-and-wooden-human-figures.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":628,"description":"One of the greatest gifts of my life is how God allows me to work with pastors. I've served as a pastor in four churches and was interim pastor in ten churches. In my last three organizations, I've had the honor of focusing much of my time on helping pastors.I know pastors. I know their hopes, their hurts, and their hurdles. Though a few pastors hurt the witness of churches and Christians, most pastors are sacrificial, helpful, and godly. There are 380,000 Protestant churches in America, and most are led by good and godly pastors.When I lead a church consultation or coach a pastor, I ask myself: What type of pastor is this person? My question implies that I am looking at pastors through the lens of \"types\" or \"typologies.\" After getting to know the pastor better, I often see a dominant and secondary typology. Just by knowing those categories, I find myself able to help the pastor and the pastor's church more."}