Jesus was continually and intimately aware of His Father’s plan and the Holy Spirit’s empowerment to help Him live out His Father’s mission. We can live like this too! 

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Jim Wiegand shares three important questions to help us clarify the “sweet spot” that God has uniquely created for each and every person. Here are a few quotes from Jim’s book “Recruiting to Releasing.”

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National sin is always the culmination of unrepented individual sins. So in order for us to see a national revival, it will take the culmination of individual Christians repenting of their sins.

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If you’ve missed any of the Songs of Ascent we’ve looked at, you can find them all here.

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How do you know if something is lavishly beautiful or a totally inappropriate wastefulness? Let’s talk about how people worship God on this episode of The Podcast.

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The blog post and video I mention in this episode is Awesome God, Awesome Praise. 

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Sometimes people mistakenly think that their Christianity matures to a point where they no long have to face difficulties. In actuality, the difficulties are bringing a greater maturity and fruitfulness in that Christian’s life that could be realized in no other way.

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Pride deceives. Pride perverts. Pride corrupts. Pride brings God’s punishment. And persistent pride brings utter destruction.

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Empathy is an essential trait for leaders, but it’s not innate in any of us. As I joked, “behind ‘mama’ and ‘dada,’ the first word most babies learn is ‘mine.’” The skill of empathy is like a muscle, the more we practice, the stronger it gets. In this episode, Greg and I discuss why empathy is so important for leaders, and give helpful advice on how to remain proficient in your use of empathy.

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Fight-or-flight may be a natural response for shepherd leaders who are being bitten by sheep, but it’s not the response that glorifies God, strengthens our leadership, and heals the flock. 

You can watch the video of my training with that group of pastors. 

I would like to invite you to join a cohort of pastors that will be dealing with the same painful sheep bites you have experienced. We’ll meet together online every other week for 10 sessions to discuss the biblical principles that will help us all respond in the supernatural ways that strengthen our leadership, heal our flocks, and bring glory to the Chief Shepherd.

This cohort is limited to just 10 pastors so that we can develop some solid friendships that will last well beyond the cohort, so please sign up today.

Check out more information on my book When Sheep Bite here. 

Before you recruit someone to fill that next opening in your organization, I’ve got a resource that you should definitely check out. The resource I am referring to comes from the book Recruiting to Releasing by Jim Wiegand. I had a chance to sit down with Jim to talk about this eye-opening book. 

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Purchase your copy of Recruiting to Releasing on Amazon here, or on Apple Books here. 

If you would like to check out when Jim interviewed me about my book When Sheep Bite, check out that video here.

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Climbing is hard work, especially when we’ve been climbing for years and years. The enemy would love to convince us that there is an “easy out” along the journey, but God promises us His immeasurable blessings if we will continue to climb up into Him!

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