Prof. Herman Hanko. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

the minister is busy in his study. He simply must take the time to bring the Word of God to the individual members in need. Because the ground of pastoral care lies in the Word of God and belongs to the official task of the minister of the Word as we have already emphasized, it may not be minimized or ignored. The pastor who does so is simply being disobedient to His Lord Who says: "Feed my sheep." And, such disobedience is bound to yield damaging results in the church. Still more, not only is...