Huduma ya Kichungaji, Misheni na Uongozi wa Kanisa wa Kibaptisti — Sehemu ya 2: Utunzaji wa Kichungaji na Kutembelea WauminiBaptist Pastoral Ministry, Missions, and Church Leadership — Unit 2: Pastoral Care and Visitation

Mstari MkuuKey Verse

"Jua hali ya kondoo zako vizuri, Na kuyaangalia sana makundi yako." (Mithali 27:23, SUV)"Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds." (Proverbs 27:23, NKJV)

Malengo ya KujifunzaLearning Objectives

Utakapomaliza kipindi hiki, unapaswa kuweza:When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. Kueleza kwa Maandiko kwa nini kuwajali watu ni kiini cha kazi ya mchungaji na ya kanisa lote.1. Explain from Scripture why caring for people is central to the pastor's work and the work of the whole church.

2. Kueleza aina kuu za kutembelea: wagonjwa, waliofiwa, washiriki wapya, washiriki wasiohudhuria na wazee.2. Describe the main kinds of pastoral visits: the sick, the bereaved, new members, absent members and the aged.

3. Kueleza jinsi mashemasi wanavyoshiriki utunzaji wa kichungaji chini ya Mpango wa Huduma ya Familia ya Mashemasi (Deacon Family Ministry Plan), na mchungaji bado anafanya nini mwenyewe.3. Explain how deacons share pastoral care under the Deacon Family Ministry Plan, and what the pastor still does himself.

4. Kutaja kinga za msingi za utunzaji wa kichungaji: usiri, usalama, na kujua wakati wa kumpeleka mtu kwa wengine.4. State the basic safeguards of pastoral care: confidentiality, safety, and knowing when to refer a person to others.

5. Kujibu pingamizi za kawaida kuhusu kutembelea nyumba kwa nyumba, utunzaji unaoongozwa na mashemasi, na kuwapaka wagonjwa mafuta.5. Answer the common objections about house visitation, deacon-led care, and anointing the sick with oil.

Sauti ya Kozi HiiThe Voice of This Course

Kozi hii imeandikwa kutoka ndani ya mapokeo ya Kibaptisti, kwa ajili ya wachungaji Wabaptisti. Ni ya kihafidhina katika mafundisho na ya vitendo katika kusudi. Wabaptisti au Wakristo wengine wanapotofautiana kuhusu desturi fulani, tunaeleza kila mtazamo kwa haki kisha tunatoa jibu ambalo Wabaptisti wengi wa kihafidhina wangetoa. Utawala wa kanisa na ofisi ya shemasi vinafundishwa katika Kozi ya 3. Hapa tunaangalia kazi ya utunzaji kutoka upande wa mchungaji.This course is written from inside the Baptist tradition, for Baptist pastors. It is conservative in doctrine and practical in purpose. When Baptists or other Christians disagree about a practice, we state each view fairly and then give the answer most conservative Baptists would give. Church government and the deacon office are taught in Course 3. Here we look at the work of care from the pastor's side.

Kwa Nini Utunzaji ni Kazi ya MchungajiWhy Care Is the Pastor's Work

Katika Kipindi cha 1 tuliona kwamba mchungaji ni mchungaji wa kundi. Mchungaji wa kondoo anayesema na kundi kutoka mbali tu bado hajafanya kazi yote. Kupitia nabii Ezekieli Bwana aliwahukumu wachungaji wa Israeli kwa sababu walijilisha wenyewe na hawakuwatia nguvu wanyonge, hawakuwaponya wagonjwa, hawakuwafunga waliovunjika wala hawakuwatafuta waliopotea (Ezekieli 34:2-6). Bwana Yesu, kinyume chake, anawajua kondoo wake kwa majina (Yohana 10:3, 14).In Unit 1 we saw that the pastor is a shepherd. A shepherd who only speaks to the flock from a distance is not yet doing the whole work. Through the prophet Ezekiel the Lord judged the shepherds of Israel because they fed themselves and did not strengthen the weak, heal the sick, bind up the broken or seek the lost (Ezekiel 34:2-6). The Lord Jesus, by contrast, knows His sheep by name (John 10:3, 14).

Paulo anatupa picha hai ya utunzaji wa kichungaji. Anawakumbusha wazee wa Efeso kwamba aliwafundisha "hadharani na nyumba kwa nyumba" (Matendo 20:20) na kwamba kwa miaka mitatu hakuacha kumwonya kila mmoja usiku na mchana kwa machozi (Matendo 20:31). Aliwaandikia Wathesalonike kwamba alikuwa mpole kati yao "kama mlezi atunzavyo watoto wake mwenyewe" (1 Wathesalonike 2:7), na kwamba alimshughulikia kila mmoja wao kama baba awafanyiavyo watoto wake (mstari wa 11). Zingatia maneno "kila mmoja." Paulo aliwafundisha makutano, lakini pia aliwajali watu mmoja mmoja.Paul gives a living picture of pastoral care. He reminds the Ephesian elders that he taught them "publicly and from house to house" (Acts 20:20) and that for three years he did not cease to warn each one night and day with tears (Acts 20:31). To the Thessalonians he wrote that he was gentle among them "just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children" (1 Thessalonians 2:7), and that he dealt with each one as a father with his own children (verse 11). Notice the words "each one." Paul taught the crowd, but he also cared for persons.

Utunzaji na uhubiri vinakwenda pamoja. Mahubiri hulisha kundi lote. Kutembelea humwezesha mchungaji kuona mahubiri hayo yamekutana na nini katika nyumba moja, ndoa moja, kitanda kimoja cha mgonjwa. Wachungaji wanaotembelea watu huhubiri vizuri zaidi, kwa sababu wanawajua watu wanaozungumza nao. Wachungaji wanaohubiri vizuri lakini hawatembelei kamwe hugundua kwamba watu wao wanaiheshimu mahubiri lakini hawajisikii karibu na mtu huyo.Care and preaching belong together. A sermon feeds the whole flock. A visit lets the pastor see what that sermon has met in one home, one marriage, one sickbed. Pastors who visit preach better, because they know the people they are talking to. Pastors who preach well but never visit find that their people respect the sermon and feel no closeness to the man.

Utunzaji ni Wajibu wa Kanisa LoteCare Belongs to the Whole Church

Hakuna mchungaji anayeweza kumjua kila mtu vizuri ikiwa kanisa ni kubwa, na hakuna mchungaji anayepaswa kujaribu kufanya hivyo peke yake. Maandiko hayamtaki afanye hivyo.No pastor can know every person well if the church is large, and no pastor should try to do it alone. Scripture does not ask him to.

Wagalatia 6:2 inasema, "Mchukuliane mizigo, na hivyo mtaitimiza sheria ya Kristo." Warumi 12:15 inasema tufurahi pamoja na wanaofurahi na tulie pamoja na wanaolia. Katika 1 Wakorintho 12:25-26 Paulo anasema kwamba viungo vya mwili vinapaswa kuwa na uangalifu ule ule kwa ajili ya kila kimoja, ili kimoja kikiumia, vyote viumie pamoja nacho. Utunzaji ni wajibu wa kila muumini. Wabaptisti, wanaofundisha ukuhani wa waumini wote, wanapaswa kuwa wa mwisho kusema kwamba utunzaji ni kazi ya mchungaji peke yake.Galatians 6:2 says, "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." Romans 12:15 says to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. In 1 Corinthians 12:25-26 Paul says that the members of the body should have the same care for one another, so that when one member suffers, all suffer with it. Care is a duty of every believer. Baptists, who teach the priesthood of all believers, should be the last to say that care is the pastor's job alone.

Mashemasi wa kwanza wanaonyesha jinsi hili linavyofanya kazi. Katika Matendo 6 wajane wa waumini wanaozungumza Kigiriki walikuwa wanasahaulika. Mitume hawakuliacha neno ili kuhudumia meza. Waliliomba kanisa lichague watu saba waliojaa Roho na hekima, na watu hao wakachukua kazi ya kuhudumia. Matokeo yake ni kwamba "neno la Mungu liliendelea kuenea" (Matendo 6:7). Waefeso 4:12 inaeleza kanuni hiyo: mchungaji huwaandaa watakatifu kwa kazi ya huduma.The first deacons show how this works. In Acts 6 the widows of the Greek-speaking believers were being overlooked. The apostles did not neglect the word to serve tables. They asked the church to choose seven men full of the Spirit and wisdom, and those men took over the work of serving. The result was that "the word of God spread" (Acts 6:7). Ephesians 4:12 states the principle: the pastor equips the saints for the work of ministry.

Mpango wa Huduma ya Familia ya MashemasiThe Deacon Family Ministry Plan

Chuo cha Kitheolojia cha Chapala (Chapala Theological Seminary) kinatoa kozi kamili juu ya somo hili, Deacon Family Ministry Plan (Mpango wa Huduma ya Familia ya Mashemasi), iliyoandikwa na Wayne Cook. Ina vipindi kumi. Vinashughulikia mahitaji yaliyozaa watumishi katika kanisa, sifa za mashemasi, jina na ofisi, mpango wenyewe na maana ya kuifikia kila familia, nani wa kuhudumiwa na ni familia ngapi shemasi mmoja anaweza kuzitunza ipasavyo, kutembelea, alama za mwanafunzi wa Yesu, huduma wakati wa shida, ugonjwa na kifo, mkutano wa mashemasi, na kwa nini mipango kama hiyo hufifia. Kozi ya 3 ya mkondo huu, Vipindi 6 hadi 9, inafupisha mafundisho hayo kwa ajili ya utawala wa Kibaptisti. Mwanafunzi anayetaka kutekeleza mpango huo anapaswa kuchukua kozi kamili. Hapa tunaeleza jinsi mchungaji anavyoutumia.Chapala Theological Seminary offers a full course on this subject, Deacon Family Ministry Plan, written by Wayne Cook. It has ten units. They deal with the need that gave rise to servants in the church, the qualifications of deacons, the name and office, the plan itself and what it means to cover every family, whom to serve and how many families one deacon can reasonably care for, visitation, the marks of a disciple, ministry in crisis, sickness and death, the deacons' meeting, and why such plans fade away. Course 3 of this specialization, Units 6 to 9, condenses that teaching for Baptist polity. A student who wants to carry out the plan should take the full course. Here we explain how a pastor uses it.

Wazo kuu ni rahisi. Kila familia ya washiriki wa kanisa hukabidhiwa kwa shemasi, ili hakuna familia inayosahaulika. Hii inaitwa ufikiaji kamili (total coverage). Shemasi huwa rafiki wa kwanza na mtembeleaji wa kwanza wa familia alizokabidhiwa. Hujua nani ni mgonjwa, nani hana kazi, nani amejifungua mtoto, nani ameacha kuja kanisani, na humwambia mchungaji na kanisa. Kwa sababu kila shemasi anatunza idadi ndogo ya familia, anaweza kuwajua kweli.The central idea is simple. Every member family of the church is assigned to a deacon, so that no family is overlooked. This is called total coverage. The deacon becomes the first friend and first visitor of the families entrusted to him. He learns who is sick, who is out of work, who has a new baby, who has stopped coming to church, and he tells the pastor and the church. Because each deacon cares for a limited number of families, he can really know them.

Hili halimfanyi mchungaji asiwe na umuhimu. Katika kanisa linalofuata mpango huo, mchungaji hufanya mambo haya:This does not make the pastor unnecessary. In a church that follows the plan, the pastor does these things:

• Huwafundisha na kuwafunza mashemasi kwa kazi hiyo.• He teaches and trains the deacons for the work.

• Hukutana nao mara kwa mara kupokea ripoti zao na kuziombea familia.• He meets with them regularly to receive their reports and pray for the families.

• Huenda mwenyewe kwenye visa vigumu, kama kifo, ugonjwa mkubwa, familia iliyo katika shida, au mtu aliye katika taabu kubwa ya kiroho.• He goes himself to the hard cases, such as a death, a serious illness, a family in crisis, or a person in deep spiritual trouble.

• Huendelea kuangalia yule anayeteleza kupitia ufa, kwa sababu hakuna mpango ulio kamili.• He keeps watching for the one who is slipping through, because no plan is perfect.

Kitabu cha Howell, The Deaconship (Ushemasi) (1846), kitabu cha zamani cha Kibaptisti ambacho kitabu cha kiada cha CTS cha Kozi ya 3 kimejengwa juu yake, kinaichukulia huduma hii kwa wagonjwa na maskini kuwa sehemu ya wajibu wa shemasi. Mpango huu si uvumbuzi mpya. Ni wazo la zamani sana la Kibaptisti lililofanywa kuwa la vitendo.Howell's The Deaconship (1846), the older Baptist book on which the CTS textbook for Course 3 is based, treats this service to the sick and the poor as part of the deacon's duty. The plan is not a new invention. It is a very old Baptist idea made practical.

Aina za ZiaraKinds of Visits

Wagonjwa. Yesu alisema kwamba siku ya mwisho atawaambia wale waliomtumikia, "Nalikuwa mgonjwa, mkanitazama" (Mathayo 25:36). Ziara ya kitandani kwa mgonjwa iwe fupi na ya upole. Msalimie mtu, msikilize, soma kifungu kifupi cha Maandiko kama zaburi, na uombe kwa maneno rahisi. Usitoe ushauri wa kitabibu. Waheshimu madaktari, wauguzi na familia. Ikiwa mtu amechoka, ondoka mapema. Usimfanye mgonjwa akuburudishe.The sick. Jesus said that on the last day He will say to those who served Him, "I was sick and you visited Me" (Matthew 25:36). A sick-bed visit should be short and gentle. Greet the person, listen, read a short passage of Scripture such as a psalm, and pray simply. Do not give medical advice. Respect the doctors, nurses and family. If the person is tired, leave early. Do not make a sick person entertain you.

Waliofiwa. Yesu alilia kwenye kaburi la Lazaro (Yohana 11:35). Paulo anawafariji wenye huzuni kwa tumaini la ufufuo (1 Wathesalonike 4:13-18). Kazi ya kwanza ya mchungaji ni kuwapo na kusikiliza. Watu wengi hugundua kwamba wageni huja katika siku za kwanza kisha hutoweka. Mchungaji na shemasi wanapaswa kurudi baada ya mazishi, baada ya majuma mawili na baada ya miezi miwili, kwa sababu huo ndio wakati nyumba inapokuwa kimya zaidi. Ibada ya mazishi yenyewe imeelezwa katika Kozi ya 4, Kipindi cha 10.The bereaved. Jesus wept at the tomb of Lazarus (John 11:35). Paul comforts the grieving with the hope of the resurrection (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). The pastor's first task is to be present and to listen. Many people find that visitors come in the first days and then disappear. The pastor and the deacon should return after the funeral, at two weeks and at two months, because that is when the home is quietest. The funeral service itself is covered in Course 4, Unit 10.

Washiriki wapya na waumini wapya. Mtu ambaye ameungama imani hivi karibuni au kujiunga na kanisa anahitaji kukaribishwa katika majuma ya kwanza. Ziara nyumbani inaonyesha kwamba kanisa ni familia na si mkutano tu. Pia inampa mchungaji nafasi ya kueleza ubatizo, uanachama na njia ya kukua, kama tutakavyoona katika Kipindi cha 3.New members and new believers. A person who has just professed faith or joined the church needs to be welcomed in the first weeks. A visit in the home shows that the church is a family and not a meeting. It also gives the pastor a chance to explain baptism, membership and the way to grow, as we shall see in Unit 3.

Washiriki wasiohudhuria. Yesu alisimulia juu ya mchungaji anayewaacha kondoo tisini na tisa na kumtafuta yule mmoja aliyepotea (Luka 15:4-7; Mathayo 18:12-14). Mshiriki ambaye ameacha kuhudhuria anapaswa kutembelewa, si kukaripiwa. Swali la kwanza ni "Hujambo?" na si "Kwa nini hukuja?" Huenda kuna ugonjwa, kupoteza kazi, aibu, au kosa lililotendeka kanisani. Paulo anasema kwamba mtu akishikwa na kosa, "ninyi mlio wa Roho, mrudisheni mtu huyo kwa roho ya upole" (Wagalatia 6:1). Mtu asipoitikia, nidhamu rasmi ya kanisa inafundishwa katika Kozi ya 3, Kipindi cha 5, na inakuja tu baada ya utunzaji wa subira.Absent members. Jesus told of the shepherd who leaves ninety-nine and seeks the one lost sheep (Luke 15:4-7; Matthew 18:12-14). A member who has stopped attending should be visited, not scolded. The first question is "How are you?" and not "Why were you absent?" There may be illness, a lost job, shame, or an offense in the church. Paul says that if a man is overtaken in a fault, "you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness" (Galatians 6:1). If the person does not respond, the church's formal discipline is taught in Course 3, Unit 5, and it comes only after patient care.

Wazee na wasioweza kutoka nyumbani. Waumini wazee mara nyingi wamelitumikia kanisa kwa miongo mingi. Watembelee mara kwa mara. Sikiliza hadithi zao. Wasomee. Maombi yao ni nguvu kubwa kwa kanisa. Wabaptisti hutofautiana kuhusu kama kuwapelekea Meza ya Bwana wale wasioweza kutoka nyumbani; baadhi ya makanisa hufanya hivyo, kama wawakilishi wa kusanyiko, na mengine hayafanyi. Hili limejadiliwa katika Kozi ya 4, Kipindi cha 5.The aged and homebound. Older believers have often served the church for decades. Visit them regularly. Listen to their stories. Read to them. Their prayers are a great strength to the church. Baptists differ on whether to bring the Lord's Supper to the homebound; some churches do, as representatives of the congregation, and others do not. This is discussed in Course 4, Unit 5.

Hekima ya Vitendo kwa MtembeleajiPractical Wisdom for the Visitor

Jiandae. Omba kabla ya kwenda. Panga miadi inapowezekana. Jua majina ya wanafamilia. Chukua Biblia lakini usijisikie kwamba lazima usome kifungu kirefu.Prepare. Pray before you go. Make an appointment when you can. Know the names of the family members. Take a Bible but do not feel that you must read a long passage.

Sikiliza kuliko kuongea. Yakobo 1:19 inasema tuwe wepesi wa kusikia na si wepesi wa kusema. Watu wengi husema, "Hakuna mtu aliyewahi kunisikiliza hivyo." Uliza maswali kwa upole. Acha kimya kiwepo.Listen more than you talk. James 1:19 says to be quick to hear and slow to speak. Many people say, "Nobody has ever listened to me like that." Ask gentle questions. Let silence be.

Linda siri. Mithali 11:13 inasema kwamba mchongezi hufunua siri, bali mwenye roho ya uaminifu huficha jambo. Yale ambayo mtu anamwambia mchungaji kwa kumwamini hayapaswi kuwa mada ya mazungumzo kanisani. Kuna kikomo kimoja. Mtu akisema kwamba atajidhuru mwenyewe, au kwamba mtoto au mtu mwingine anadhuriwa, mchungaji hapaswi kuahidi kuweka siri. Lazima achukue hatua kumlinda mtu huyo, na anapaswa kujua sheria za nchi yake.Keep confidences. Proverbs 11:13 says that a talebearer reveals secrets, but a faithful spirit conceals a matter. What a person tells the pastor in trust must not become the subject of conversation in the church. There is one limit. If a person says that he or she is going to harm himself, or that a child or other person is being harmed, the pastor must not promise secrecy. He must act to protect the person, and he should know the laws of his country.

Jihadhari na usalama na sifa njema. Mchungaji lazima awe asiye na lawama (1 Timotheo 3:2). Mchungaji mwanamume asimtembelee mwanamke peke yake katika nyumba ya faragha. Anapaswa kuchukua mke wake, shemasi au muumini mwingine. Wanawake wa kanisa wanaweza kuwatembelea wanawake. Tahadhari hizi zinamlinda mtu huyo, mchungaji na ushuhuda wa kanisa.Be careful about safety and reputation. A pastor must be above reproach (1 Timothy 3:2). A male pastor should not visit a woman alone in a private home. He should take his wife, a deacon or another believer. Women of the church can visit women. These precautions protect the person, the pastor and the testimony of the church.

Jua mipaka yako. Utunzaji wa kichungaji ni utunzaji wa kiroho, na si mbadala wa msaada wa kitabibu. Mtu aliye mgonjwa sana kiakili au kimwili, aliyetekwa na uraibu, au anayedhulumiwa nyumbani anahitaji daktari, mshauri au msaada mwingine wenye sifa, pamoja na maombi. Mchungaji mwenye hekima humpeleka mtu kwa wengine, na anaendelea kumjali.Know your limits. Pastoral care is spiritual care, and it is not a replacement for medical help. A person who is seriously ill in mind or body, who is addicted, or who is being abused at home needs a doctor, a counselor or other qualified help, as well as prayer. The wise pastor refers, and goes on caring.

Weka kumbukumbu. Daftari rahisi lenye kila familia, tarehe za ziara na mahitaji yaliyobainika si jambo lisilo la kiroho. Linamsaidia mchungaji na mashemasi kukumbuka na kuomba.Keep a record. A simple notebook with each family, the dates of visits and the needs noted is not unspiritual. It helps the pastor and the deacons to remember and to pray.

Pingamizi na MajibuObjections and Answers

Pingamizi la 1: "Kutembelea nyumba kwa nyumba ni mtindo wa zamani. Watu wana shughuli nyingi, na tunaweza kutumia simu na ujumbe." Hili ni kweli kwa sehemu. Simu, ujumbe na barua pepe ni zana nzuri, na mchungaji anapaswa kuzitumia. Lakini ujumbe hauwezi kuketi na mjane mwenye huzuni, kuomba kando ya kitanda au kuona kwamba hakuna chakula jikoni. Desturi ya Paulo ya kwenda nyumba kwa nyumba (Matendo 20:20) haikuwa bahati ya karne yake. Katika jamii nyingi, hasa Amerika ya Kusini na Afrika, ziara nyumbani ni heshima kubwa. Njia inaweza kubadilika; wajibu wa kuwajua na kuwajali kondoo haubadiliki.Objection 1: "House-to-house visiting is old-fashioned. People are busy, and we can use the telephone and messages." This is partly true. Telephone calls, messages and email are good tools, and a pastor should use them. But a message cannot sit with a grieving widow, pray at a bedside or notice that there is no food in the kitchen. Paul's practice of going from house to house (Acts 20:20) was not an accident of his century. In many communities, especially in Latin America and Africa, a visit to the home is a great honor. The method may change; the duty to know and care for the sheep does not.

Pingamizi la 2: "Mchungaji analipwa ili atembelee. Mashemasi hawapaswi kufanya kazi ya kichungaji." Baadhi ya washiriki wanashikilia mtazamo huu, na wachungaji wengine pia. Jibu la Kibaptisti ni kwamba Agano Jipya halilitenganishi kanisa kuwa wafanyakazi wanaolipwa na watazamaji. Matendo 6 inaonyesha watumishi waliochaguliwa kuwapunguzia mitume mzigo, na Waefeso 4:12 inaonyesha mchungaji akiwaandaa watakatifu. Mashemasi wanapobeba sehemu ya utunzaji, watu wengi zaidi hutembelewa na mchungaji anakuwa huru kwa visa vigumu zaidi na kwa maombi na Neno. Shemasi hachukui mahali pa mchungaji. Anashiriki kazi yake, kama Matendo 6 inavyoonyesha.Objection 2: "The pastor is paid to visit. Deacons should not do pastoral work." Some members hold this view, and some pastors do too. The Baptist answer is that the New Testament does not divide the church into paid workers and an audience. Acts 6 shows servants chosen to relieve the apostles, and Ephesians 4:12 shows the pastor equipping the saints. Where the deacons carry part of the care, more people are visited and the pastor is free for the hardest cases and for prayer and the Word. The deacon does not take the pastor's place. He shares his work, as Acts 6 shows.

Pingamizi la 3: "Yakobo 5:14 inasema kuwaita wazee na kupaka mafuta. Je, tufanye hivyo?" Yakobo anaandika, "Yuko mgonjwa miongoni mwenu? Naawaite wazee wa kanisa, nao wamwombee, wakimpaka mafuta kwa jina la Bwana." Wabaptisti wamesoma hili kwa njia kadhaa. Wengine wanaelewa mafuta kuwa dawa ya siku hizo, iliyotumiwa pamoja na maombi. Wengine wanayaelewa kuwa ishara ya kumtenga mtu kwa utunzaji wa Mungu. Baadhi ya makanisa ya Kibaptisti hufanya upako katika ibada au kando ya kitanda, na mengine hayafanyi. Karibu Wabaptisti wote wa kihafidhina wanakubaliana juu ya kiini cha kifungu hicho: wagonjwa wawaite viongozi wa kanisa, ambao wanaomba kwa imani, na Bwana peke yake huponya apendavyo. Tunaomba kwa ujasiri kwa sababu anatusikia, lakini hatuahidi kupona katika kisa fulani, na kamwe hatumlaumu mgonjwa kwa imani yake ikiwa hajapona. Mahali upako unapofanywa, ufanywe kwa jina la kanisa na kwa kupenda kwa mtu huyo, na bila kudai kwamba mafuta yenyewe yana nguvu.Objection 3: "James 5:14 says to call the elders and anoint with oil. Should we?" James writes, "Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord." Baptists have read this in several ways. Some understand the oil as a medicine of that day, used with prayer. Some understand it as a symbol of setting the person apart to God's care. Some Baptist churches practice anointing in worship or at the bedside, and others do not. Nearly all conservative Baptists agree on the heart of the passage: the sick should call the church leaders, who pray in faith, and the Lord alone heals as He wills. We pray with confidence because He hears us, but we do not promise a cure in a particular case, and we never blame the sick person's faith if he is not healed. Where anointing is practiced, it should be done in the church's name and with the person's wish, and without any claim that the oil itself has power.

Matumizi ya KichungajiPastoral Application

Mchungaji Samweli, mfano wa kubuni, anaongoza kanisa la Kibaptisti lenye washiriki wapatao mia moja na ishirini. Asubuhi ya Jumanne shemasi, Ndugu Luis, anampigia simu. Mume wa Dada Rosa, mojawapo ya familia alizokabidhiwa Luis, amekufa ghafla usiku.Pastor Samuel, a fictional example, leads a Baptist church of about one hundred and twenty members. On a Tuesday morning a deacon, Brother Luis, telephones him. The husband of Sister Rosa, one of Luis's assigned families, has died suddenly in the night.

Samweli na Luis wanakwenda nyumbani kwake jioni hiyo. Samweli anasikiliza, anaomba kwa ufupi na anasema kidogo. Luis anauliza ni nini kinachohitaji kufanywa kwanza na anaiambia familia ya kanisa ili chakula na msaada vipangwe. Samweli anapanga mazishi pamoja na familia na kuongoza ibada. Luis anatembelea tena baada ya majuma mawili na baada ya miezi miwili, na anawakumbuka watoto wa Rosa kanisa linapokutana. Katika mkutano wa mashemasi anatoa ripoti yake, na kikundi kinaiombea familia hiyo kwa majina.Samuel and Luis go to her home that evening. Samuel listens, prays briefly and says little. Luis asks what must be done first and tells the church family so that meals and help can be arranged. Samuel plans the funeral with the family and leads the service. Luis visits again after two weeks and after two months, and keeps Rosa's children in mind when the church gathers. At the deacons' meeting he gives his report, and the group prays for the family by name.

Hakuna mtu katika hadithi hii aliyefanya kila kitu. Kanisa lilikuwa mikono ya familia, shemasi alikuwa rafiki, na mchungaji alikuwa mchungaji wa kundi.No one in this story did everything. The church was the family's hands, the deacon was the friend, and the pastor was the shepherd.

MuhtasariSummary

Utunzaji wa kichungaji ni kiini cha kazi ya mchungaji wa kondoo, kama Ezekieli 34, Yohana 10 na Matendo 20 zinavyoonyesha. Ni wa kanisa lote, na Matendo 6 na Waefeso 4:12 zinaonyesha kwamba mchungaji huwaandaa wengine kuushiriki. Mpango wa Huduma ya Familia ya Mashemasi unakabidhi kila familia kwa shemasi ili hakuna anayesahaulika, na mchungaji huwafunza mashemasi, husikia ripoti zao na huchukua visa vigumu zaidi mwenyewe. Ziara hutofautiana kwa wagonjwa, waliofiwa, washiriki wapya, washiriki wasiohudhuria na wazee. Mtembeleaji mzuri hujiandaa, husikiliza, huweka siri isipokuwa pale mtu yuko hatarini, hulinda usalama na sifa njema, hujua mipaka yake na huweka kumbukumbu. Kutembelea kwa simu hakuchukui mahali pa kuwapo ana kwa ana. Mashemasi hushiriki kazi ya kichungaji na hawachukui mahali pa mchungaji. Kuhusu Yakobo 5:14, Wabaptisti wanakubaliana kwamba wagonjwa wawaite viongozi, ambao wanaomba kwa imani, ilhali Bwana peke yake huponya apendavyo.Pastoral care is central to the shepherd's work, as Ezekiel 34, John 10 and Acts 20 show. It belongs to the whole church, and Acts 6 and Ephesians 4:12 show that the pastor equips others to share it. The Deacon Family Ministry Plan assigns every family to a deacon so that none is overlooked, and the pastor trains the deacons, hears their reports and takes the hardest cases himself. Visits differ for the sick, the bereaved, new members, absent members and the aged. A good visitor prepares, listens, keeps confidences except where someone is in danger, guards safety and reputation, knows his limits and keeps records. Visitation by telephone does not replace presence. Deacons share pastoral work and do not replace the pastor. On James 5:14, Baptists agree that the sick should call the leaders, who pray in faith, while the Lord alone heals as He wills.

Usomaji ZaidiFurther Reading

• Kozi ya CTS Deacon Family Ministry Plan (Mpango wa Huduma ya Familia ya Mashemasi) (CTSDeaconFamilyMinistry), na Wayne Cook, mwenzi wa vitendo wa kipindi hiki.• CTS course Deacon Family Ministry Plan (CTSDeaconFamilyMinistry), by Wayne Cook, the practical companion to this unit.

• Kozi ya 3 ya mkondo huu, Vipindi 6 hadi 9, kuhusu ofisi ya shemasi na mpango huo.• Course 3 of this specialization, Units 6 to 9, on the deacon office and the plan.

• Howell, The Deaconship (Ushemasi) (1846), katika toleo la CTS lililorekebishwa.• Howell, The Deaconship (1846), in the CTS adaptation.

• Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor (Mchungaji Aliyerekebishwa) (1656).• Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor (1656).

• Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students (Mihadhara kwa Wanafunzi Wangu).• Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students.

• J. M. Pendleton, Church Manual (Mwongozo wa Kanisa) (1867).• J. M. Pendleton, Church Manual (1867).

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