This week Lance continues to highlight the necessary call to lead like a shepherd which requires us to think like a shepherd. Most of us would have no natural experience which would help us think like a shepherd. So looking at the teachings of Peter and Jesus, Lance highlights how shepherds lead sheep to places where they would not naturally go.

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Shepherding is not a modern metaphor for leading, but it’s a metaphor that is central to the Christian faith because Jesus describes Himself as the Chief Shepherd. Therefore, it’s important that we learn how to lead the way Jesus leads. In doing so, what we learn is that - leading like a shepherd first requires us to think like a shepherd. In this podcast, Lance highlights the difference between shepherd, hirelings, and calling or career.

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1 Peter 5 reminds us that we are called to lead like a shepherd, which is so fascinating when you consider who is writing this letter. Peter was told by Jesus three times to feed the sheep and take care of them (John 21). As we care for the flock given to us, we face unique challenges. In this podcast, Lance highlights four challenges and solutions for those challenges.

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Lance is starting a new set of talks based upon Larry Osborne’s book - “Lead Like a Shepherd: The Secret to Leading Well”. In this podcast, Lance introduces 3 ways Shepherds need to lead, while highlighting the responsibility to shepherd disciple-making disciples. Let us know how we can help you and thanks for listening.

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Not all conflict works out well. What do we do if the person we are confronting isn’t listening, gets defensive or behaves in some way that short circuits the hope and goal of confrontation? In this podcast, Lance offers three questions to help you recalibrate and approach conflict with confidence.

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Many of us have a family recipe(s) that contains a secret ingredient and/or a secret process that enables the recipe to be special, and passed down the family tree, and be the family favorite. When it comes to having the mind of relationships we want, listening is the secret ingredient. In this podcast, Lance shares with us four ways to help us have a better experience in times of conflict and confrontation.

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Continuing our talk about the beauty of conflict in human relationships, Lance lays out some helpful goals for navigating conflict.

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In this episode, Lance introduces us to the necessary skill of conflict resolution by providing a helpful definition for confrontation that will empower and equip the listener with a better understanding of confrontation, thus producing more peace and confidence as we approach conflict resolution.

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In this final podcast using Henri Nouwen’s book, “In the Name of Jesus: Reflection on Christian Leadership”, Lance takes a look at the temptation to be powerful and encourages us to overcome this temptation by leaning into the discipline of theological reflection.

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