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There was once a time when I, a city boy, visited a friend who raised sheep. Of course, all of the sterotypical stuff was present - all the sheep looked the same to me, the shepherd knew the distincit markings and personalities of each sheep, they came to him (course, he had food) but when I was giv...

This is a good understanding of Jesus the servant / shepherdleader. The One who did not see washing of the disciples feet as humbling, but part of what He came for. How did such leadership so quickly turn into power? It didn't take too long, as I read the story, that the Leaders in Jerusalem first w...

Sam (et al)- yes, what does protection by the Good Shepherd mean? Does it mean that, like unto a shepherd of sheep, we are led only to green pastures, that our water needs are appropriately cared for, that we have no troubles? I know that some who hold on to Psalm 23 believe that. But I also find co...

I am intrigued, as I get to know more "new" pastors, that the issue of self-care has become a prominent theme in Seminaries. The pendulum of unhealthy-self-denying as a view of shepherd leadership has swung to another side, where some see their shepherd leadership as a 40 hour work week. I...

In chapter 7 we are led through a helpful overview of time before, during, and after David, and what constitutes a faithful shepherd. I found helpful the comment on pg.102, following a discussion of David & Uzzah’s death, “…this passage reports a magnificent promise made to David and his l...