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I need to spend some more time meditating on this devotional about indigenous leadership. It has a lot to say about what I need to look for as we seek to equip young leaders in our church. Good equipping will require me knowing the type of leader a person is. Are they a ram (a natural protector)? Ar...

What a moving story about 1500 sheep walking off the same cliff simply because they were following the sheep in front of them (and the sheep in front of them was on the wrong trail). Sheep pick a trail and then simply follow the tail of the one in front of them. I never knew this about sheep! But it...

On page 118, Laniak says, "But at the center of the leader's role is...discerning, attentive oversight. Leading means watching." I feel the challenge of this as a pastor in an urban church whose congregation is spread throughout the city. Because we are not a neighborhood church or parish ...

"Water is rarely accessible without knowledge and hard work" (p. 48). When I read that sentence, I immediately think of sermon prep. Even though I have years of experience preparing sermons, it still doesn't come easy. Sometimes I come home frustrated on a Friday after working on a sermon ...

Just yesterday our elders were discussing developing a church planting residency. We've already sent out one church planter. But we want to make our residency program more robust and make it a place where 2-3 future church planters at a time can come and gain pastoral experience over a couple of yea...