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What does a church do when the boom town it grew in closes down and everyone leaves? The answer may… READ MORE
“When the work of shepherding leads us to pride, judgment, superiority, or deception, we have forgotten that we are a lamb. A shepherd who is not first a lamb is a dangerous shepherd and has ceased to follow the Good Shepherd. Our primary identity in life, if we are to be eternal value to the Father, is not that of a shepherd but that of a lamb.”
Diane Langberg – Redeeming Power – Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church
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