The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church

by Timothy Z. Witmer

Publisher:

P&R

, 2010

Overview

Leaders in the church are called to be shepherds, not a board of directors. This requires involvement in a personal shepherding ministry among the people.The Shepherd Leader unpacks the four primary ministries of shepherds—knowing, feeding, leading, and protecting—on macro (churchwide) and micro (personal) levels, providing seven elements to be incorporated into an effective shepherding plan.

Product Details

• Title: The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church
• Author: Timothy Z. Witmer
• Publisher: P&R
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Discipling (Christianity); Elders (Church officers); Christian leadership
• Resource ID: LLS:WS_A75647A1049D4A978B0BEB2FE0E2F459
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-12T00:24:38Z

About Timothy Z. Witmer

Timothy Z. Witmer, MDiv, DMin is Professor of Practical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary where he serves as Coordinator of the Practical Theology Department and Director of Mentored Ministry and Master of Divinity Programs. He has also served for thirty-five years in pastoral ministry, currently as the pastor of St. Stephen Reformed Church. Tim is the author of Mindscape: What to Think about Instead of Worrying, The Shepherd Leader, and The Shepherd Leader at Home. He and his wife, Barbara, have three children, four grandchildren, and reside in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.