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Leadership by walking around (LBWA) is a powerful way to lead a group or church. It is showing you care by your presence. When the leadership shows up and watches, it is showing with your feet that what the people are doing is important. With some of the ministries that I lead, if the lead pastor or...

Adaptability is the hard road to go down. We were taught adaptability on my first mission trip to Columbia, South America; I did not think I would use it over the last 25 years of my life so much, especially doing Pastoral Care. I can see that God does not want me to be stuck on one plan, as he is a...

Am I skilled, hard-working and trustworthy as a shepherd to God’s flock? As a pastor I ask God to give me the strength and wisdom I need for each day. I seek the Divine Shepherd to help me lead His sheep. It is easy to be a hiring and to just do a job or just to put in my time. I know God is calli...

To many times we have opened our doors to wolves. This is something that we need to train and equip our under shepherds what to watch for. We need more eyes and ears helping us to see the wolves. We also have to test the people who are coming to help with our children and youth. Too many churches ha...

Watching is sometimes difficult. I had an employee that was struggling. She was doing her job but you could see that joy was not filling her. She was struggling with depression and thought that she would snap out of it any day. When I talked to her about it she did not want to deal with it at first....

It is a hard balance to love and protect at that same time. I see in my ministry that when I don’t use protection, others get hurt. If you love me, Jesus said, you will attend my sheep. I believe that one of the greatest gifts that we can give our people is that they know we will protect them in t...

As a shepherd of many sheep, it is my job to know the people who are helping me shepherd the flock that God has given us. As I train and equip them to shepherd I need to know their name like they know their sheep’s names. What a joy it is to know that God has given me people who have a compassiona...

The staff is a help and a rescue tool. First, I see God using the staff to help me guide people into deeper relationship with other believers. One of the best tools we have now is our Discipleship ministry. This is a one-on-one relationship that helps the new believer get grounded in their walk with...

I am satisfied when I go to the Source. But I need to come to it with an open heart ready to receive what God has prepared for me. In the same way I try to give the sheep I serve a portion of the Word and for those who are ready not just the milk. God does love to restore us to Himself. Just like ma...

Sin is always standing at the door. I have a friend that was recovering from Alcoholism. He was clean for over 5 years and wanted to go into ministry. It was about the time I started Arrow Leadership, and he started drinking again. It was something that I started watching change in his life. It was ...

The other day I got a call from a lost sheep. This young man grew up in our youth group. He was in lock down for his drinking and drug use. He did not have anyone to talk to so he called the church and asked for a pastor. When I went to see him he thanked me for coming saying, “it was good to see ...

We are always thinking of the young not just in age but in maturity also. The under shepherds have a job to look for the orphans and widows who are struggling. We need to love them with Jesus’ compassion. Leading them to the source of life that will give them refreshment and healing. We need to be...

This chapter is where my heart is as an under shepherd. God is the Great Shepherd and we are his people who help watch the sheep. We are looking for things that take them away from their relationship from the Shepherd, like the “seven deadly sins.� We need to help them see that God can help thei...

I love to feed on God’s Word. I do have a problem however of getting to busy to take the time so that I can really dive into God’s Word. My goal is to spend time daily with God in His word. I know it is the true source that feeds my heart. Thank you for your encouragement to keep the main thing ...

For me the desert were times when I do not see what God was doing in my life. I had to wait to see how God was working it all out. One time was when I was going through a transition from Junior High Ministry to Children’s Ministry in our church. First it was a big lesson on how to handle disappoin...