Demonstrating Provision
Provision is a pivotal element of shepherd leadership.
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The Leader’s Shield for Today’s Leader
The Leader’s Shield is all about how you can influence and impact with Provision, Protection, and Presence.
The Difference Between Shepherd Leadership and Servant Leadership
Shepherd leadership doesn’t replace servant leadership, it deepens it.
Nurturing a Missional Heart in Our Children
While we’re busy mobilizing and leading others, how can we help our own children grow a heart for the world?
Habakkuk Series | Part 6
Watch this vlog from Presence Point's Holly Culhane as she challenges us to shake up the idols in our life.
Habakkuk Series | Part 5
Watch this vlog from Presence Point's Holly Culhane as she challenges us to shake up the idols in our life.
Habakkuk Series | Part 4
Watch this vlog from Presence Point's Holly Culhane as she encourages you to wait on God's perfect timing.
Habakkuk Series | Part 3
Watch this vlog from Presence Point's Holly Culhane as she encourages you to watch and wait on God.
Habakkuk Series | Part 2
Watch this vlog from Presence Point's Holly Culhane as she ensures you that God hears every prayer, so trust his timing.
Habakkuk Series Part 1
Welcome to our Habakkuk series part 1. Do you have a burden? Are you wondering if the Father even hears your cries? In this chapter of Habakkuk, we are reminded as shepherd leaders, that instead of struggling and doubting the reason for our suffering, we need to trust God’s sovereignty and hope by turning first …
Adversity
God wants His children and, particularly, the shepherd leaders influencing His sheep, to grow spiritually ... and that growth often requires a rocky road and a narrow, steep path with unexpected twists and turns.
His Plan for My Tears
When we weep… when the tears come… it is the hand of Jesus holding the bottle. He welcomes our tears. He greets them with His own.
What a Dumb Phone Can Teach Us
Could I influence and impact others more effectively – could I be a better shepherd – if I were less connected to this device I think is so smart?
Green Shoots
Just as a plant needs sunlight, the proper temperature, moisture, air, and nutrients to thrive, we need the same as under-shepherds of our Savior. We need the Son, the Light of the World, along with the air He gives us to breath and the nutrients we find in the milk and the meat of His Word, to shepherd well.
The Lord’s Day
We have much to learn from the Puritans. Their “strength of character and life lay in prayer and meditation,” as Arthur Bennett, editor of The Valley of Vision, has noted. These men and women of God clearly regarded these practices of utmost importance, believing that living prayer is the characteristic of genuine spirituality.
Where Have The Sheep Gone?
There is more to healthy pastoring than mere striving and strategies; pastors must also treasure truth. It’s not clichéd for pastors to go back—again and again and again—to our gospel identity: We are at once sheep, servants, stewards, and shepherds.
God Is Good
Have you ever given consideration to when you actually do think God is good? Is it when He’s answered your prayer request with a “yes”? Is it when you’ve prayed the same prayer for years, with seemingly no result? God is good, but He’s not just good when the sheep in our lives are listening and following, when life is going our way, and when situations are easy. He’s also good even when – and maybe especially when – we’re in the midst of pain, in the middle of heartbreak, and facing great disappointment.
On a Dock in Costa Rica
I know that in this moment – on a dock in Costa Rica – Paul's prayer perfectly described what the experience did for me. This sheep felt the glorious, unlimited resources of the Father empower me with a remarkable inner strength and confidence for whatever is ahead. It deepened my roots in His strength, giving me the power needed to understand just a bit of how much He loves me, knows who I am – wherever I am – and that I will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes only from Him. The life and power needed to shepherd well the sheep He places in my path.
A War-Time Under-Shepherd
This under-shepherd pastor is introducing one Ukrainian at a time to the Good Shepherd. As he hands out packages to those who come to the church, he shares the gospel. Earlier this week, in just a few hours, he handed out 300 packs of dried food and basic hygiene necessities. And then he offered these weary, worn, and frightened souls the Bread of Life.