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A Gift from a Preacher to His Shepherds and Their Wives
ByJerrie Barber December 3, 2018December 4, 2018

How do preachers get continuing education? I was blessed by congregations providing for that in my compensation package. They designated a certain amount of time and money each year for me to attend lectureships, workshops, or other special events to improve my knowledge and skills. Back row from left to right: Robby Nesbitt, Stuart McKinney,…

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Non-meeting Meetings — continuing education for shepherds
ByJerrie Barber July 16, 2018July 13, 2018

How do you continue to get better ideas for shepherding the flock you lead? Not long after Dale Jenkins came to Spring Meadows church, I received an invitation to one of their Non-meeting Meetings. They asked me to tell them about Family Meetings. This was something we did successfully at Berrys Chapel. The elders led…

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Communication | Elder-Preacher Relationships | Individual Responsibility | Leadership | Listening | Overseeing | Sheep | Shepherd-Shepherd Relationships | Shepherding | Tools and Skills

A Singing, Integrated, Joyful Church
ByJerrie Barber April 30, 2018April 27, 2018

From the first verse of the first song, I could tell it was going to be a great singing day. An elder, Ron Benvegna, led singing with excellence. The church followed beautifully. And that wasn’t the first impressive thing about Concord Street Church of Christ in Orlando, Florida. Second row: Gail and Jerrie Barber, Kathy…

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Communication | Individual Responsibility | Leadership Selection | Listening | Shepherding | Tools and Skills

What Do You Do When You Don’t Know What to Do?
ByJerrie Barber April 16, 2018April 14, 2018

The couple walked in, closed the door, and burst into tears. She’d just found evidence he was having an affair. He didn’t deny it. They talked. I listened. They came back the next day. We talked more. I told them, “I’m a pretty good country doctor. But you need a cardiologist. I’m not a cardiologist….

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Scanner
ByJerrie Barber March 5, 2018February 5, 2021

What’s a scanner article doing in a leadership blog? After a computer and printer, a scanner is one of the best tools I have. If you don’t have one, you also might find this tool helpful. I bought the ScanSnap iX500 July 4, 2013. The device will scan 25 pages per minute, front and back,…

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