Exploringthebiblicalmodelsofshepherding,mentoring,andequipping,TheySmellLikeSheepunlocksthesecretsofleadershipforanyone.Whatkindofleadershipwilleffectivelyleadthechurchintothemorallyturbulenttwenty-firstcentury?Thesamekindofleadershipthatleditthroughthemorallyandpoliticallychaoticfirstcentury.Shepherding.ThisisthekindofleadershipJesusused,andthisisthekindofleadershipthatwilltakehischurchwherehewantsittogo.Whiletheterm“shepherd“produceswarmimagesoflove,care,andtenderness,italsodescribesaformofleadershipthatisperilouslyprotective,dangerous,dirty,andsmelly.“Shepherd“issomethingthateveryfollowerofChrist,theGoodShepherd,iscalledtobecome.LynnAnderson,inthisimportantbook,leadsusbackwardsintimetodiscoverandidentifythebiblicalleaderforthefutureneedsoftheChristiancommunity.Anderson’sdeepdigfortruthwillconcern,convict,andconfrontusaboutwhereleadershiphasbeen,andwillsetanewstandardforwherethefutureleadermustgo.
