How God views pastors and shepherds according to passages like Zechariah 11, Jeremiah 23, and Jeremiah 3—and why it matters how leaders treat His people.What the “pastors on ice” prophetic dream reveals about a coming wave of shepherds who will embrace pain, loyalty, and sacrificial love instead of platform, status, and performance.Why true success in ministry is faithfulness, not fame—and how to respond if you sense God calling you to be a shepherd in these challenging times.In this stirring prophetic word, Greg Lancaster opens the Scriptures to show how seriously God takes the role of shepherds over His people. From Zechariah 11’s warning to “worthless shepherds” to Jeremiah 23’s rebuke of leaders who scatter and neglect the flock, Greg lays out God’s grief over self-promoting, performance-driven leadership that wounds instead of protects. Against that backdrop, he shares a vivid dream in which the Lord reveals pastors “on ice”—men and women He has preserved, hidden, and prepared for what is coming, waiting to be released with His heart for His people.
Greg describes a room filled with young adults from different backgrounds, ages, and races—hesitantly raising their hands when asked, “Who is willing to be a shepherd?” In the dream, those volunteers are suddenly seen lying on ice bunks in a frozen barracks, as Greg walks among them, heartbroken, explaining the cost: loyalty to a flock, enduring pain, loving when love is not returned, and refusing to abandon the people God entrusts to them. This is not celebrity ministry—it is family. It is fathers and mothers who will stand in the gap, fight for marriages, protect the vulnerable, and carry the blows that come against God’s people.
The episode closes with a strong invitation: first, to those called to be pastors with God’s heart, to say yes to the process and the price; and second, to those who have not yet made Jesus Christ Lord of their lives. Greg clearly shares the gospel, calling listeners to repentance, faith in Jesus, and entrance into the true family of God. In a time of shaking and deep confusion, this message will both confront and comfort—awakening a fresh understanding of what real shepherds look like and how God is preparing them for the days ahead.
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