A mentor, pastor, shepherd friend of mine, Ron, has given me something that has haunted me. I love ministry, I love being a part of what God is doing in the lives of people, I want to be "successful" at this calling...but what is success. So, once upon a time, Ron gave me a beginning of what it means to be a shepherd, and it will not leave me alone, as I think about ministry. I am not in it for the numbers, but for the shepherding. I want to see students shepherded, not just cattle-prodded. So, then, what is a shepherd? Here are two elements that Ron gave me:
1. Know the state of their soul (Ezekiel 34)
2. Miss them when they are gone. (Luke 15)
Am I passionately looking to know the state of the souls of the students God has given me to shepherd? Am I clammering to get more and more adults to be a part of knowing the state of our students' souls? Do I miss them when they are gone...do I ache for them? Am I a shepherd...or a program director. God, make me a shepherd!
And, thank you, Ron, Dan, Dave for being my shepherd. I am thankful for you.
1 comments:
Great words bro...great words...two important things I never want to lose.
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