Foundations of Christian Leadership, Mentor's Guide, MG07

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b. Fierce wolves will arise among the flock, Acts 20.28-31.

c. Destructive heresies are certain to abound, 2 Pet. 2.1-3.

5. The nature of our guardianship as pastors

a. Extreme : not willing to lose a single lamb, Luke 15.4

b. Critical : no flock will survive if the shepherd is destroyed or abandons his flock, Mark 14.27.

c. Radical : we may have to give up our very lives for the survival and abundance of our flocks, John 10.11.

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d. Rallying cry: a shepherd guards by leading the sheep in the right direction, away from those things which may cause them to stray or be destroyed, 1 Pet. 2.25.

C. The pastor is a leader .

1. Jesus, as the Chief and Good Shepherd, leads us into the way and the pastures that are beneficial to us.

a. Ps. 23.1-2

b. John 10.4