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[4]<\/a><\/p>\nIn the above picture, I feel like Jesus has been carrying me for a few months. Here’s how: He has woken me up dozens of times in the middle of the night, with a vivid memory of a painful experience from the ministry. A disappointed parishioner, an angry staff member, a calloused counselee, etc. I immediately become anxious, even though I know we are not supposed to do that. Then He does the miraculous–he literally lifts the weight off my shoulders and I go back to peaceful sleep. In the morning I remember the experience, but not the actual memory.<\/p>\n
Our Cohort is full of Pastors, Counselors, Missionaries, Teachers and other “pioneers” who have been shot with some painful arrows. I am sure our Lead Mentor has absorbed a few, too. I wonder how many Chuck Conniry took in the back while pioneering the Seminary at Fox? My favorite quote from H.B. London makes me laugh every time, when talking about the joy suckers in his ministry, “We’re only one funeral away from having the church we want.” [5] During one particular painful time in my ministry, gratefully I read the helpful book\u00a0Well Intentioned Dragons: Ministering to Problem People In Your Church. [6] \u00a0<\/em>Chand mentioned often the “devils” [7] all around us in ministry, and he wasn’t talking about Mike’s research topic of Satan. Remember, “If you’re leading you’re bleeding.” [7] Then he quoted our previous book by Macintosh and Rima, mentioning one of my achilles heels, “perfectionism” from Overcoming\u00a0the Dark Side of Leadership.\u00a0<\/i>[8]<\/p>\nOn goodreads.com (where reviews scored 4.44 out of 5), one of the reviewers (Ben Miller) knocked the author for his non-academic approach, but the overwhelming number of reviews were positive. [9] Personally, I think this book fits in well with the DMIN program, as it relates directly to ministry.<\/p>\n
So I choose to close with this: This book did not stretch me theologically, nor did it stretch my critical thinking skills. I simply found myself nodding with understanding, while constantly saying to myself, “Yep, been there…” In fact, I think I will share it with the 107 Pastors who are now my flock.<\/p>\n
[1] Chand, Samuel R. Leadership Pain: The Classroom for Growth<\/i>. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2015. p. 3.<\/p>\n
[2] Ibid., p. 44.<\/p>\n
[3] Ibid., p. 1.<\/p>\n
[4] Gaultiere, Bill.\u00a0Psalm 23 Pictures to Pray.<\/em> July 21, 2011, soulshepherding.org. Assessed April 9, 2018. soulshepherding.org\/<\/p>\n[5] London, H.B., Wiseman, Neal.\u00a0The Shepherd’s Covenant for Pastors.\u00a0<\/em>Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2011.<\/p>\n[6]\u00a0Shelley, Marshall. Well-intentioned Dragons: Ministering to Problem People in the Church<\/i>. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1994.<\/p>\n
[7]\u00a0Chand, Samuel R. Leadership Pain: The Classroom for Growth<\/i>. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2015. p. 33.<\/p>\n
[8] Ibid., p. 33.<\/p>\n
[9]\u00a0 Miller, Ben. “Goodreads Review: Leadership Pain.” Goodreads.com. January 5, 2018. Accessed April 11, 2018. https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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