Ideas drawn from Ralph Neighbour’s The Shepherd’s Guidebook An old hymn still gets sung in some churches: “Onward, Christian Soldiers, Marching As to War.” A newer generation put the same conviction to a different tune: “God’s...
By Ralph Neighbour, Where Do We Go from Here If everyone is a minister, then everyone must be prepared for the work of ministry. “Equipping all the saints for the work of ministry” is a nice-sounding phrase, but it can be a real nightmare to implement in...
By Ralph Neighbour, The Shepherd’s Guidebook As you minister to those with special needs and problems, focus not only on the circumstances being discussed, but on the spiritual source of the situation. Often, we open ourselves to Satan’s thoughts and allow...
By Ralph Neighbour, The Shepherd’s Guidebook While a cell group has a formal weekly gathering, its life is really embedded in the daily relationships and mutual sharing of lives. For that reason, its size simply must not exceed fifteen persons — but that’s...
By Ralph Neighbour, The Shepherd’s Guidebook He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens; from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance. And David shepherded them with integrity of heart;...
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