OPBB

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.