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Teaching New Elders to Be Shepherds—The Baxter Project

By Filings on Tue, 01/21/25
Church & Ministry
Elders
Leadership Training
Ministry Training
Church Polity

“The real challenge is helping the elders change their focus from a board-of-trustees mentality to a shepherding mentality. In this article I will share our journey of making that change” - 9 Marks

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Jeff Howell

NewMuch needed

Wed, 01/22/25

I found this article to be a nice breath of fresh pastoral air. It is hard to care well for those sheep when we don't know them well. Timely reminder

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