During a challenging time in ministry, while I was serving an older established church, I received some advice from two pastors who did not know each other, but knew me and the challenge I was faced with. Their advice is as valuable today as it was fifteen years ago, when I first heard it.
One Pastor friend told me, "The Shepherd never puts his ear down asking the sheep which way to go."
My other Pastor friend said, "The Shepherd never butts heads with his sheep."
The last fifteen years of ministry has been in part, me finding the balance that rests between the two.
Whether a leader in a church, community group, or business, may you discover a balanced relationship with those who have been placed along side you. And that's something you can bet on. Happy Derby Eve.
tim holmes
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