Ellen Gould White
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Ellen Gould White über: "When may youths be allowed to preach in the congregation?"
Answer
Youths should only preach publicly when they have a sufficient understanding of the Holy Scriptures and are able to present the faith in a clear and appropriate manner. The writings emphasize that premature preaching without thorough preparation and biblical knowledge tends to cause harm and disregards the Word of God.
\n\nIdeally, young men should first learn under the guidance of experienced preachers before taking independent responsibility. Rather than preaching in already established congregations, they should be encouraged to do mission work in places where the truth has not yet been proclaimed.
\n\nDangers of Premature Preaching
\n\n\n\n»Our young men are often greatly harmed when they are allowed to begin preaching before they possess sufficient knowledge of the Holy Scriptures to present our faith intelligently. Some who enter the field are complete novices in the Scriptures. In other matters they are also incompetent and inefficient. They cannot read the Scriptures without hesitation, mispronounce words and thus jumble them, resulting in the misuse of the Word of God. Anyone who cannot read properly should learn to do so and become capable of teaching before attempting to appear before the public.«
Preparation under Experienced Guidance
\n\n\n»Young men who think they have a task related to the work should not assume responsibility for teaching the truth until they have taken advantage of the privilege of being under the influence of an experienced preacher who proceeds systematically in his work; they should learn from him as a student learns from his teacher in school.«
The Field of Work for Young Preachers
\n\n\n»Young preachers should not be encouraged to preach before congregations. That is not their task. They should go out to the field and begin work in places where the truth has not yet been proclaimed.«
The Importance of Education and Training
\n\n\n»Young men who wish to go into the field as preachers, co-pastors, or book evangelists should first receive an appropriate level of spiritual education as well as special preparation for their calling. Those who are uneducated, untrained, and uncultivated are not prepared to enter a field where the powerful influences of talent and education contend against the truths of the Word of God.«
Promise for the Last Days
\n\n\n»In the last days the voices of children will be heard proclaiming the message. Just as Christ in the temple uncovered mysteries that the priests and rulers had not recognized, so in the final work of this earth children, in their simplicity, will speak words that will astonish men who now speak of “higher education.”«
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- Requirements for young preachers Ellen White \n
- Training of youths for mission work \n
- Collaboration between experienced and young preachers \n
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