Articles for tag: They Smell Like Sheep

January 25, 2013

By Don Green Churches of all sizes need to establish a process for disciple and leader development that can equip future elders to function as Christlike leaders (Luke 6:40). To be healthy and effective, every church must ensure that mature disciples are being prepared to function as shepherding, overseeing, and leading elders and equippers (Acts 20:28; Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Peter 5:1-4). Although adopting a disciple development process in a local congregation is no guarantee that effective leaders will be developed, it is an essential pathway to kingdom leadership development. During church consultations over the past 30 years I have often

November 2, 2008

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Leadership Development

A New Leadership Model as Old as the New Testament

By Scott Cromer In 2001, New Life Church of Christ in Bellville, Ohio, stood at a crossroads. The traditional leadership model where elders and deacons voted on church business at board meetings was no longer serving the needs of our congregation. After several months of prayer and study, the other elders and I made the shift to a shepherding leadership model, and it has had a positive impact on the atmosphere at New Life. Â THREE STEPS We accomplished this shift in three steps. First, we abandoned our traditional roles of elders and deacons, and with them, the concept of

November 30, 2005

Christian Standard

Suffering, Shepherding, and Seasons of Faith

What this month”s books have in common is simply my fondness for the authors. Two are not widely published, and the third is not widely read by subscribers to CHRISTIAN STANDARD. But all three are worth knowing. Responding to SufferingI had already admired Lynn Gardner for decades when I read Where Is God When We Suffer? (College Press, 2007). I was preparing for some lectures on suffering for a retreat for furloughing missionaries, who probably know more about the subject than I do. But not more than Gardner does. As his brother-in-law Sam Stone says in the Foreword, “When it

May 22, 2005

Lynn Anderson

Church Leadership Leadership Development

Moving from Managers to Shepherds (Part 1)

Lynn Anderson contrasts “shepherd and flock” leadership with institutional management, showing how authentic relationships and integrity shape spiritual influence. A mentoring story and biblical examples invite leaders to move from the boardroom into the pasture.

How Are We Growing Our Elders?

A New Leadership Model as Old as the New Testament

Suffering, Shepherding, and Seasons of Faith

Moving from Managers to Shepherds (Part 1)

SCHOLARSHIPS CAN HELP PAY FOR A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Be Intentional About Being Inter-Generational

Passing of Dr. Gary E. Weedman, Former President of Johnson University

SCHOLARSHIPS CAN HELP PAY FOR A CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Be Intentional About Being Inter-Generational

Passing of Dr. Gary E. Weedman, Former President of Johnson University

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