Our world and our churches are crying out for leadership. I have the privilege of consulting with pastor search teams, and the three traits that surface when I ask them to describe what they are searching for are these: “someone to love us, someone to preach the Word of God to us, and someone to lead us.” Dr. Wilson has woven together these three cords that help us achieve that mission of leader by reminding us to care for the flock, which builds trust that releases them to follow us as
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