tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253529165034405240.post-85495231660142058212008-01-23T13:04:00.000-05:002008-01-23T13:04:00.000-05:002008-01-23T13:04:00.000-05:00This just hit me, so take it for what it is worth. Many of us who are planters/future planters are considered "pastors." Pastor, as you see from the Bible, is just a fancy term for shepherd. What is a shepherd's job? It's not to shovel grass into the sheep's mouth and chew for them. It's to lead them to greener grass, fresher water, etc. The sheep are responsible for eating. The ones that the shepherd may need to help feed are the injured, the sick, the young.<BR/><BR/>This post nailed it. If we haven't "led our flock to greener pastures"--if we haven't equipped them to feed themselves--then we have a problem to fix. But if its a "sheep that just won't eat"--a Christian who should be feeding themselves AND feeding others (see Hebrews 5:11-6:2), that's a whole different (and potentially poisonous) story.Aaronnoreply@blogger.com