This is a straight pickup from Seth Godin’s blog. Seth is a successful entrepreneur, marketer, and bestselling author. Not sure he’s religious, but he clearly knows the heart. You can read more about Seth here. Here’s what he had to say about everyday opportunities to wield good influence: Your worst moments are your best opportunity. […]
Category: church leaders
The black smoke of youth ministry
A fellow youthworker, who is also a pilot, recently wrote: Smoke draws your attention. It’s not every day I see a billowing column of black smoke as I fly over the ridge just north of our runway, so I perked up. My first impulse was to break from the pattern and cruise over to check […]
Do it now
If you think in metaphors, here’s a great book on shepherding: A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23. It’s short, packed with illustrations, and gives you something to picture when thinking about shepherding students (or adults!). Let’s say you’re watching over a few students either as your job or because God put them on your heart. […]
What shepherds do
The Bible uses shepherding as a metaphor for pastoral work. Shepherds take care of sheep, and spiritual shepherds take care of people. It’s a straightforward metaphor — but what does it look like? Here’s a description pulled from Ezekiel 34. Scan the list and note the impression it makes. Then, reread each point and ask […]
Five assumptions about shepherding
We’ve made four assumptions so far, and here I’ve added a fifth. 1. Wherever believers gather, some are accountable for the well-being and protection of the group. Specifically, of their souls. 2. The metaphor most often used to describe this accountability is shepherding — an activity rich in analogy and example. 3. Shepherding is a […]
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