{"id":10,"date":"2007-08-29T21:17:52","date_gmt":"2007-08-30T04:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warriorshepherd.com\/blog\/?p=10"},"modified":"2007-08-29T21:17:52","modified_gmt":"2007-08-30T04:17:52","slug":"shepherding-the-next-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/warriorshepherd.com\/blog\/shepherding-the-next-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"Shepherding the Next Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; line-height: normal\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'\">So how can you be a shepherd in today&#8217;s world?\u00a0 A guy following around a bunch of sheep with a crooked staff really doesn&#8217;t have a place in the 21st century, does it?\u00a0 John 10:11 in The Message reads like this: &#8220;I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd puts the sheep before himself, sacrifices himself if necessary.&#8221;\u00a0 Jesus Christ, the best example of a true &#8220;Warrior-Shepherd,&#8221; tells us that underlying it all , a shepherd must sacrifice himself for the lost sheep&#8211;the lost of this world.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'\"><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 7.5pt; line-height: normal\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'\">So, again, how can you do this today?\u00a0 The are many different ministry opportunities that you can do <\/span><strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'\">right now<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'\"> to be a shepherd to the lost of this world.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'\"><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .5in\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'\">Staying close to home?\u00a0 Reach out to the homeless, the poor in your town or city.\u00a0 They&#8217;re there&#8211;don&#8217;t think that your town is immune to this&#8230;look for ways to help at your local food bank or shelter, try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.servenet.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #2770c0; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none\">www.servenet.org<\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.volunteermatch.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #2770c0; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none\">www.volunteermatch.org<\/span><\/a> to find something in your area,\u00a0 or simply make a meal or do something nice for a family in need.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .5in\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'\">Looking to reach out, make a difference around the world, but can&#8217;t go there yourself?\u00a0 Take 5 minutes to visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fivefor50.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #2770c0; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none\">Five for 50<\/span><\/a> &#8212; Tom Davis and Children&#8217;s HopeChest are building up strong, Godly leaders from the millions of orphans in Africa. A $5 donation can feed an orphan for a month.\u00a0 Easy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .5in\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'\">Want to do more than just give financially?\u00a0 Want to live the Shepherd&#8217;s life, living each day to the fullest, giving your life away for others?\u00a0 Do you want to make this a lifestyle, not just a conviction?\u00a0 Talk to the folks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theworldrace.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #2770c0; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none\">The World Race<\/span><\/a> , who are on a year-long trek to bring the love of God to the world.\u00a0 Or visit the blog of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.garydblack.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #2770c0; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none\">Gary Black<\/span><\/a> , who is setting up a g42 training center in Swaziland, Africa to build an army of believers out of the continent devastated by AIDS. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'\"><br \/>\nSo, we can&#8217;t be a shepherd in today&#8217;s modern world, eh?\u00a0 I beg to differ.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So how can you be a shepherd in today&#8217;s world?\u00a0 A guy following around a bunch of sheep with a crooked staff really doesn&#8217;t have a place in the 21st century, does it?\u00a0 John 10:11 in The Message reads like this: &#8220;I am the Good Shepherd. 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