Pastors: Be Shepherds, Not Sheep
25 03 2008Dr. Tom Blackaby Blackaby Ministries International <http://www.blackaby.org/>
These are disconcerting times among God’s people. Whereas there seems to be a much greater effort for inter-denominational (read Kingdom) work between churches today and whereas churches are in many cases for the first time implementing strategies for reaching the lost and impacting their communities, there is one glaring issue that is troubling. As I travel from state to state and city to city seeking to encourage and inspire God’s people to know Him, His ways, and His agenda for their life, I have observed that a growing number of pastors across the country have been spiritually neutralized. They may be preaching each week and spending time in personal and private devotion, but it is almost as though they have unknowingly slipped from their role as shepherds and have become sheep. They appear to be wandering with their congregations, seeking a direction and focus instead of leading their people to be involved in the activities and ministries God has ordained for their churches.
Instead of leading their people to find the heart and mind of God for their own congregations, some pastors seek to copy other “more successful” congregations that have blown past the norm, set new standards, and developed innovative approaches for reaching their communities. These churches have successfully marketed their strategies, and multiple thousands of other churches around the world have bought into their techniques and methodologies. We love to buy other people’s techniques because it means we don’t Read the rest of this entry »
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