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Week 4

They Smell Like Sheep

Characteris3cs of the Sheep

Sheep People

Poor eyesight when looking forward Fail to see what’s in front of their eyes Good peripheral vision Good at watching what others are doing Easily spooked by new colors and sights Easily distracted and swayed See behind themselves Hindsight is 20/20!?!

Characteris3cs of the Pastor

Compassion Humility Pa3ence Consistency Grace Filled with the Holy Spirit Looking to Esteem Others More Highly Than Themselves Temperance and Prudence Faithful to the Calling The Ability to Say “No”

Role of the Pastor

• As a pastor, we are called to _____ ___ ______________ the flock.
• There are 3mes when you will get _____ Expect it and remember that it happened to Jesus as well.
• I call this pastoring them _________ ____ and this is when we get to smell like the sheep!
• It’s not just the spiritual welfare of the flock we are called to help with…its _______, ________, and spirit.
• Your decision on ____________– how close you really want to be with them, will determine the pastoral

______ ______ you leave on the flock you are called to tend.

• Broken people don’t know how broken they are un3l they enter into ______________.
• Your proximity will be cri3cal in helping iden3fy the ______________ they need to make.

lead and encourage

hurt

through it

body soul

proximity foot print brokenness adjustments

Pastoring In Our Context

• The Role of Pastor/_____________ vs Pastor/_______________
• “Visioneering” Pastoral Leadership is a descrip3on of a _________ __________ oriented role that helps people

align to a direc3on and move ahead.

• “CEO” Pastoral Management is a descrip3on of a _____________ oriented role, that helps people align with the

__________ ____________ and keeps them moving.

• The difference is that pastoral leaders focus on the horizon of a ________ reality and pastoral managers focus on

people moving within the ____________reality.

• For where we sit as Pastors in a forward-thinking vision focused organiza3on, we need to _______________both
• f these a\ributes.
• Being careful to not just show up on the weekend to ______ our pastoral du3es, but ____ the pastor for the flock.
• However, before people can get excited about your vision, the vision, any vision, they have to feel like they have

something to ______________. It’s our job to help them find it.

Leader Manager

“preferred future” “present”

current vision future current balance

do be

contribute

Q & A

QuesHons for Discussion

• 1. Where do you see the Vandalism of Shalom the most in your area
• f ministry?
• 2. What does “smelling like the sheep” look like to you? How do you

think proximity will affect your life?

• 3. How does the need to balance the role of Pastor Leader / Pastor

Manager affect your daily rou3ne?

• 4. What do you find most draining/life-giving about being a Pastor?