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Hi Alan, I concur with the argument you're making for denouncing folk religion. Our sheep are being seduced, deceived and sometimes devoured by Satan's lies. I came away from our cohort last January wanting to become a better champion of the clarity and power of the gospel. I would like to know more...

Hey Alan, I agree with you that there is a real need to address our people in the pews about sex ethics! Sex (even in the church) is so misunderstood on the one hand an out of control on the other. I recently finished an MDiv course on Marriage Counseling and put together a program for the church th...

Hey April, I appreciate you sharing the interview experience and I trust things went according to your desires...God has really been doing a number on me in terms of leadership and how I can't do anything without being connected to the Vine, Jesus. It seems from John 15 that we are powerless without...

Hey Norm, I appreciate your openness about the storm experiences. I have a tendency to want to hide, withdraw or be afraid when the winds and rains of leadership pound the roof of my soul...Last May a tornado hit our subdivision and our house was destroyed. As I watched the workers tear down the rem...

Shawn, I understand your pain. I'm going through a season where I am longing to be fed and led, myself. I'm thirsty and hungry. My cup is empty. There are times I wish I could be a sheep and be free of all the responsibilities of a shepherd...Thank God he is using the DMin coursework and the encoura...

I've been in full-time ministry for 33 years, 22 as a pastor. I seldom get away or have time off. Vacation? Forget it. Not possible. Besides, a good shepherd lays his life down for his sheep. He/she is "with them" every day, every night, without a break. I do carry the responsiblity that I...

I love being a pastor. I enjoy giving care to the people I shepherd. This chapter raises the necessity of a shepherd caring for his sheep every moment of every day. When I'm not able to care for hurting members of our flock, as I think I should, or make that encouraging phone call, I feel like I'm n...

“Great is Thy faithfulness.� That was the hymn my wife Debbie went to the piano and played after I broke the news to her that our son was in deep trouble and that as a result I learned I must resign our church…That was the most painful time in our married life and ministry life. It seemed the ...

I’ve also questioned “What does it take to be a shepherd (p.29)?� How do I know if I’m doing the right thing in life? Often the confirmation I come back to is that I have the “heart� for it. Through the years several people have looked me in the eye and affirmed my calling by saying “M...

I’m troubled by the words “Our lives can become a wilderness when experiences expose our frail and tenuous existence (p.25).� In the past six months I feel like I’ve been living and shepherding on the back side of the desert. I’ve been there before, but this time so much dust surrounds me ...