{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Pastors Talk - A podcast by 9Marks","title":"Episode 9: On the Use and Abuse of Authority","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1770,"description":"Authority is God’s good and dangerous gift. Therefore, it’s of the utmost importance for pastors and church leaders to exercise their authority well, and in doing so image God.\nSHOW NOTES:\n– Why is authority such an under-talked about topic? (:45)\n– Has authority been especially villainized in our current culture? (2:10)\n– Are evangelicals any different in their views of the authority? (6:10)\n– What is authority? (9:05)\n– Why do you think a passage like 2 Samuel 23:3–4 is so important as we think about authority? What can they teach pastors today? (11:00)\n– How does a pastor wield his authority well? (14:30)\n– What’s the difference between authority and authoritarianism? (15:00)\n– How can a pastor be pro-authority while also being anti-authoritarian? (17:05)\n– Why is the abuse of authority so heinous? What does it look like for someone to abuse their authority, or to use it too aggressively? (19:45)\n– How do you pastor those Christians who have only know the abuse of authority? (23:30)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bnIE2C5lFRyGOvRekZQzcZmjGYVMjy9sj6ZNDLydLt8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zOWZm/N2JhYmZmMzFjNWFh/ODUzMzE0ZTc5YjA5/MTUzMi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}