Ron Jones — Leadership Lessons Podcast

Leadership Lesson Podcast: Season 3 Episode 1 - 5 Foundations for Shepherds

Pastor Glenn Shaffer, Destiny Life Church, Claremore, OK shares from the Word of God and from his own personal ministry experience about Five Foundations for Shepherds. In Acts 20:28, the Apostle Paul says to the church leaders at Ephesus, “Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock.” What does this actually mean? Pastor Glenn discusses five areas of focus for all leaders: 1)Growing in personal wholeness; 2)Maturing in your soul (the mind, will and emotions); 3)Healthy in your family and marriage; 4)Strong in doctrine; 5)Be deep in prayer. Listen as treasures of wisdom and knowledge are poured out from the heart of one shepherd to another.

QUOTES:

“Notice I said growing. Why? Because we never completely arrive. Paul talks about growing from glory to glory.” -Glenn Shaffer

“Hard is not bad, it’s just hard.” -Glenn Shaffer

“What are you walking through right now that would help the people?” -Glenn Shaffer

“You teach what you know, but you impart who you are. Transformation comes from impartation.” -Glenn Shaffer

“Allow the Holy Spirit to take the Word of God and renew your mind (think biblically), touch your wounds, and submit your will. This is a process.” -Glenn Shaffer

“Your emotional health is a key factor in working with people. Hurting people hurt people. Healed people help people.” -Glenn Shaffer

“Your wife and your children are your first church. It’s your first place to lay down your life.” -Glenn Shaffer

“Sound doctrine brings stability in your life.” -Glenn Shaffer “The Word is always relevant. Teach the Word.” -Glenn Shaffer

“Shepherds should pray for the people to be filled with the knowledge of His will." -Glenn Shaffer

3 MINUTE MESSAGE:

The Lord’s Purpose Prevails by Ron Jones | Proverbs 19:21

"Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand."

RECOMMENDED BOOK OF THE MONTH:

On Being A Servant of God by Warren Wiersbe

LINKS:

Contact Daniel: daniel@eeleaders.com

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EE Leaders | Leadership Lessons Season 2 Episode 4 - The Beauty of the Church

Pastor Daniel talks with Pastor Ron Jones, Coastal Chapel, Lake Worth, FL about how he and his wife, Erin, came to plant their church in Florida and what his thoughts are about the church in general. “I don’t think when Jesus first used the word church, he was describing a building. He was looking at people.” What is so important about seeing the church as people? It is not about success; it’s about fruitfulness. The fruit that is produced through relationships with people and for the kingdom of God is the fruit that remains (John 15:16). What is the importance of being connected with a local church, having fellowship with other believers? Every person in the church has been gifted by God and plays an important role in the health of the body of Christ. This is a great discussion about the vital role of the church and how we can reach people saturated with social media and not feeling the need for anyone or anything to give them more input into their lives. What is the beauty of the church?

QUOTES:

“The church has been the church throughout history….We have a great lineage…that great cloud of witnesses.”

“I don’t tell my kids we’re going to church. I tell them we’re the church that goes.”

“If we’re using our gifts, our talents, our skills and our experience, and we’re pouring into people, then we’re building the church—we’re building Jesus’ church. And it’s going to be fruit that remains.”

“We’ve got to find our place in the local body and be connected to God’s house.”

“You can get information online or listen to a message and hear a good word, but you will never get the spiritual dynamic of God’s impartation—what God puts in people and us receiving from the fruit of other people’s lives.”

“Every person has a spiritual gift. Every person in God’s body is a gift to the body, and there is strength in just them being there. There’s a spiritual gift in them, there’s a measure of grace that they have.”

“Our story is the platform that God uses to really minister to people. We inspire people with our strengths, but we connect to people with our weaknesses.”

One Piece of Advice | You Go First

Mike Lawrence, Port Saint Lucie, FL, recently returned with his family from 13 years as a church planting missionary in Costa Rica to start a new work in Florida. This is his advice: You cannot lead people where you have not first allowed God to lead you. You have to be willing to let God work in your own heart and life first. Your personal experience will give you greater authority and compassion to lead others through similar things. “We are surrounded by people who need to know that the gospel is not only for heaven, it’s for today. They need to know how God is working in your life, so that they, too, can find encouragement that God will do the same thing for them.”

QUOTES:

“We see this principle throughout scripture, that when God is going to call someone into leadership, He is going to do a work in them before He does a work through them.”

“We have to be wiling to be vulnerable and transparent about who we are and where we’re at.”

“While there are qualifications for leadership, perfection is not one of them.”

Links:

Contact Daniel: daniel@eeleaders.com

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