![]() Raise the banner for gathering our exiles,Īnd gather us together from THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH For nearly 2,000 years, religious Jews have faced the city of Jerusalem three times daily and chanted the following prayer: ![]() It is doubtful that any religious Jew would ever misunderstand the true meaning of kanaph. ![]() Instead, the Holy Spirit selected the word kanaph, conveying the idea of extremity. Paamouth - If the Lord wanted to convey the idea of a square, four-cornered Earth, the Hebrew word paamouth could have been used. Pinoh is used in reference to the cornerstone. Any of the following Hebrew words could have been used: There are many ways in which God the Holy Spirit could have said corner. Regardless of the various ways kanaph is translated, it makes reference to EXTREMITIES. Some have tried to say there are four knobs, or peaks on a round Earth. The Scripture makes it quite clear that the Earth is a sphere ( Isaiah 40:22). Some have tried to ridicule the Bible to say that it teaches that the Earth is square. It is customary to divide a map into quadrants as shown by the four directions. Gonia literally means angles, or divisions. The Greek meaning is perhaps more closely related to our modern divisions known as quadrants. ![]() The Greek equivalent in Revelation 7:1 is gonia. In Ezekiel 7:2 it is translated “four corners” and again in Isaiah 11:12 “four corners.” Job 37:3 and 38:13 as “ends.” It is translated “borders” in Numbers 15:38. Kanaph is translated in a variety of ways. Responsibilities and Expectations : Responsible for the spiritual leadership and pastoral care of the English-speaking congregation and its members preach and teach the Word of God faithfully by delivering Biblically-based and Spirit-filled messages that are applicable and challenging to the congregation in accordance with CEC’s Statement of Faith cast the vision for the English congregation and work collaboratively with its lay leaders in the implementation and planning of ministry programs that support the vision develop and train lay leaders provide leadership and actively participate in prayer, education, discipleship and evangelism for the spiritual life and growth of members responsible for the development of mentoring (discipleship) programs for the men and women work creatively and collaboratively with the Chinese-speaking pastor and congregation partner with the youth director and children director provide leadership for other pastoral acts (weddings, baptisms, funerals).Perhaps no phrase in Scripture has been so controversial as the phrase, “the four corners of the earth.” The word translated “corners,” as in the phrase above, is the Hebrew word כָּנָף (transliteration: KANAPH). Being bilingual (English and Mandarin) is an extra plus. Ideally the candidate should be fluent in English, has a Masters of Divinity (or equivalent), has knowledge and experience working with Asian/Asian-Americans and/or multi-ethnics people groups, and has at least 5 years of experience in pastoral ministry (cross-cultural ministry preferred). Qualifications : A candidate is a servant-leader who loves the Lord and has a passion for winning people and making disciples for Christ. Our vision is to build the kingdom of God in Asian-American communities, grounded in the promises of the Gospel. We seek to be a community that is God-centered, Gospel-driven, unity-bonded, grace-filled, and worship-animated. We are a body of Christians (singles, couples, and families) who believe and follow Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Position description : We are seeking a full-time English ministry pastor for the English-speaking congregation of the Chinese Evangelical Church of Portland, OR.
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