OPBB

Order of Pastors Baptists Brazil

The Order of Pastors Baptists Brazil - OPBB is an entity that brings together pastors

Baptists who are members of Baptist churches in order to help them better and more

effective exercise of the pastoral ministry and become better servants of Jesus and

churches where they operate. In their meetings, conferences and meetings, they are treated

subjects and themes, all in the same direction of capacity building of the Lord's workers, the

Who always want and in all honor and glory.

Its main purposes to promote a climate of coexistence, brotherhood and

solidarity among its members; ensuring the Baptist ministry, in all its forms and

aspects, in order that their investiture in pastoral ministry rubs off on people

really geared with good theological formation and exemplary conduct; deal with

interests of members, together with the private entities and public authorities when

required; make representations to the churches, either directly or through the sections, which

objectify recovery, continued training and the support of each and Pastor

Pastora; represent the ministry Baptist in society, together with other agencies

Evangelicals and before government authorities; interpret and express

Baptist thinking about national issues and today, in the light of the principles

Bible, before the authorities and the powers that be, through various means and

suitable; strive together with the powers that be, compliance with the guarantees,

effectiveness of institutions and constitutional rights and the full exercise of freedom

religious, the effective practice of human rights and the influence of values ​​and

Christian principles in culture, laws and Brazilian life; promoting meetings,

symposia, conferences, congresses and retreats, aimed at gathering of pastors

Pastors and the training of the ministry and the positioning of OPBB, compared to

problems of the time; keep the churches and church leadership informed

matters relating to the ministry Baptist, especially on the best

procedures for guidance, examination and recognition candidates for the pastor;

collaborate with the Brazilian Baptist Convention - CBB for the progress of the Cause and

victory of the Kingdom of God in the world; establish strategic alliances with

organizations may grant to their members benefits that facilitate

performance of your pastoral ministry, as well as better care conditions

with 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 have

regional subsections, at its discretion, provided that each has at least ten

enrolled pastors.

They can only be affiliated to OPBB Pastors and Pastors who accept the doctrines, the

principles and practices adopted by the CBB and are part of affiliated churches or

process of affiliation to CBB.

The affiliated to OPBB be identified by identity card for her

exclusively issued and administered by the national office installed in the city of

Rio de Janeiro, where the Executive Director exercises its functions set out in

constitutive documents of the organization.

The OPBB has a Code of Ethics, approved by the General Assembly, which regulates the

conduct of members shepherds, who is adopted, binding and in full, also

by sections and subsections. Only the General Assembly can change the Code of Ethics.