They Smell Like Sheep, Volume 2: Leading with the Heart of a Shepherd -- Lynn An

<i>Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.</i> -- Proverbs 4:23 <p/> <i>They Smell like Sheep, Volume 2: Leading with the Heart of a Shepherd</i> is about more than gimmicks and techniques of leadership. It speaks to the character and heart of the leader. After all, heart makes the difference in an effective Sunday-school teacher, youth minister, elder, small-group leader, parent, grandparent, or Christian school teacher. <p/> Spiritual sheep, stray sheep, and searching sheep aren't nearly as concerned about the knowledge and skill of the shepherd as they are about his heart. When finding their way -- at weddings, at funerals, during family crises, and in the hospital -- sheep go to a shepherd in whom they discern God's own heart, like King David of old. <p/> Jesus said sheep would know their shepherd's voice and be drawn to it. It is the heart behind the voice that soothes and comforts God's people. <p/> How do you measure the influence of a godly shepherd? Without doubt, it's the heart of the shepherd that most powerfully shapes lives and souls in our flocks. <p/> If you want your own heart shaped and molded into the likeness of Christ, this book is an excellent place to begin. <p/> <i>Be shepherds of God's flock under your care... as God wants you to be.</i> <p/> Heeding the call to be a leader is an awesome responsibility. Whether you have been called to serve as a minister or you're teaching an adult Bible study group or you're a teen leading