{"id":24528,"date":"2019-11-06T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=24528"},"modified":"2025-07-07T15:57:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T19:57:06","slug":"shepherding-ministry-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/shepherding-ministry-benefits.htm","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of a Shepherding Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Training Category: Shepherding Ministry<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

God’s Word compares people to sheep.<\/p>\n

Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. (Ps. 100:3)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To help us know the benefits of a Shepherding Ministry, then, we need to make some parallels.<\/p>\n

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  1. Sheep are most productive when they are properly tended to (nutrition, protection, shelter, water) and cared for (affection) by the shepherd.<\/li>\n
  2. The ultimate goal is that sheep produce wool, offspring, or good meat.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What are the Benefits of a Shepherding Ministry?<\/h2>\n

    The objective for the shepherding ministry in the church is to help people become more Christ-like and bear fruit. This happens best through a shepherding ministry as we similarly tend to the spiritual welfare of people.<\/p>\n

    When shepherding is intentional, regular, and consistent . . .<\/p>\n

    Communication is deliberate;<\/p>\n

    Connectedness is deepened;<\/p>\n

    Christ-likeness is developed.<\/p>\n

    \"Benefits<\/a>
    \nLearn more about how to shepherd God’s people in ways that lead to the development of Christ-likeness and spiritual fruit in the     Shepherding Ministry Manual<\/strong><\/a>. (The manual includes this article.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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    God\u2019s Word compares people to sheep.<\/p>\n

    Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. (Ps. 100:3)<\/p>\n

    To help us know the benefits of a Shepherding Ministry, then, we need to make some parallels. . . . Continue reading Benefits of a Shepherding Ministry<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discipleship-spiritual-growth"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t