OPBB

Features OPBB

The Order of Pastors Baptists Brazil - OPBB is an entity that brings together pastorsBaptists who are members of Baptist churches in order to help them better and moreeffective exercise of the pastoral ministry and become better servants of Jesus andchurches where they operate.
In their meetings, conferences and meetings, they are treatedsubjects and themes, all in the same direction of capacity building of the Lords workers, theWho always want and in all honor and glory.Its main purposes to promote a climate of coexistence, brotherhood andsolidarity among its members; ensuring the Baptist ministry, in all its forms andaspects, in order that their investiture in pastoral ministry rubs off on peoplereally geared with good theological formation and exemplary conduct; deal withinterests of members, together with the private entities and public authorities whenrequired; make representations to the churches, either directly or through the sections, whichobjectify recovery, continued training and the support of each and PastorPastora; represent the ministry Baptist in society, together with other agenciesEvangelicals and before government authorities; interpret and expressBaptist thinking about national issues and today, in the light of the principlesBible, before the authorities and the powers that be, through various means andsuitable; strive together with the powers that be, compliance with the guarantees,effectiveness of institutions and constitutional rights and the full exercise of freedomreligious, the effective practice of human rights and the influence of values ​​andChristian principles in culture, laws and Brazilian life; promoting meetings,symposia, conferences, congresses and retreats, aimed at gathering of pastorsPastors and the training of the ministry and the positioning of OPBB, compared toproblems of the time; keep the churches and church leadership informedmatters relating to the ministry Baptist, especially on the bestprocedures for guidance, examination and recognition candidates for the pastor;collaborate with the Brazilian Baptist Convention - CBB for the progress of the Cause andvictory of the Kingdom of God in the world; establish strategic alliances withorganizations may grant to their members benefits that facilitateperformance of your pastoral ministry, as well as better care conditionswith their families and ministerial training.The OPBB is organizationally structured by state or regional sections,that meet the pastors of their respective regions.
Sections may haveregional subsections, at its discretion, provided that each has at least tenenrolled pastors.They can only be affiliated to OPBB Pastors and Pastors who accept the doctrines, theprinciples and practices adopted by the CBB and are part of affiliated churches orprocess of affiliation to CBB.The affiliated to OPBB be identified by identity card for herexclusively issued and administered by the national office installed in the city ofRio de Janeiro, where the Executive Director exercises its functions set out inconstitutive documents of the organization.The OPBB has a Code of Ethics, approved by the General Assembly, which regulates theconduct of members shepherds, who is adopted, binding and in full, alsoby sections and subsections.
Only the General Assembly can change the Code of Ethics.