When you’re ready to complete this patch and live into your calling as leader in the lives of those you influence, just download the “Leadership from a Shepherd’s Perspective” workbook, complete the steps below and watch how it changes your relationship with The Good Shepherd and all those you encounter!
- Review your Participant Workbook notes from Episode #1 of the Teen/Young Adult Version of the “Leadership from the Shepherd’s Perspective” workshop on RightNow Media, if completed as a Pioneer. If not previously completed, download the Participant Materials and complete Episode #1 of this workshop. Only include the F/P Expectations Exercise if you are completing this Episode with a Group Leader or Facilitator.
- Complete Episode #2 of the Teen/Young Adult Version of the “Leadership from the Shepherd’s Perspective” workshop on RightNow Media.
- Complete Episode #3 of the Teen/Young Adult Version of the “Leadership from the Shepherd’s Perspective” workshop on RightNow Media.
- Complete Episode #4 of the Teen/Young Adult Version of the “Leadership from the Shepherd’s Perspective” workshop on RightNow Media.
- Complete Episode #5 of the Teen/Young Adult Version of the “Leadership from the Shepherd’s Perspective” workshop on RightNow Media.
- Complete Episode #6 of the Teen/Young Adult Version of the “Leadership from the Shepherd’s Perspective” workshop on RightNow Media. Download the Shrek Card and download Volume 1 of the 30-Day Shepherd Leadership Challenge from the free Presence Point app OR a hard copy may be purchased here.
- Download and complete Volume 2 of the 30-Day Shepherd Leadership Challenge from the free Presence Point app OR a hard copy may be purchased here. Determine which area of your leadership needs the most attention: Provision, Protection, or Presence. Write a 300-word blog or record a vlog of up to four minutes in length that addresses the importance of all three pivotal elements of Godly shepherding. Include in the blog what you learned from completing the 30-Day Shepherd Leadership Challenge, share which of the three areas needs the most growth in your life, and talk about how you’ll be addressing that area. Submit the blog or vlog to Presence Point (Holly@PresencePoint.com) to post on social media. Note: A girl’s name will not be fully disclosed through any Presence Point social media outlets. Please provide the first name and Troop number of any girl submitting a blog or blog entry.
- Pick two of the following activities:
- Share the results of the Responsibilities of a Shepherd activity you completed on Pages 22-24 of the workshop Participant Workbook with your Unit or family. Include any Aha! moments you’ve experienced in completing this activity. Leaders, it’s most common for participants to be surprised at how many responsibilities include the requirement of presence.
- Share the job description of a shepherd with real sheep from the “Leadership from the Shepherd’s Perspective” workbook with your Unit or family. Present how leading sheep is similar to leading people and, if doing this Patch with others, compare the shepherding of people to the shepherding of sheep.
- Interview a shepherd of real sheep and learn how and why they provide for the sheep, how and why they protect the sheep, and how and why they are present with the sheep. Share this information with your Unit or family.
- Using online or print reference material, research the behavior of sheep and determine the similarities between sheep and people. Create a Newscast reporting the findings of the research and present it to your Unit or your family in either a prerecorded or live format. This activity can be completed as a Unit.e. Share the “Woe To” passages from Pages 31-33 of the workshop Participant Workbook with your Unit or family. Discuss the consequences of shepherding poorly, using this activity as a devotional.
- From the Action Plan you created on Pages 38-39 of the workshop Participant Workbook, develop a plan of how to shepherd successfully in one specific area of your life, with assistance from your Unit or family.
- Using the information in the L column of the K-W-L chart you completed on Page 6 of the workshop Participant Workbook, teach what you’ve learned about shepherd leadership to your Unit or your family.
