Pastoral leadership is-- : how to shepherd God's people with passion and confidence - Earley, Dave, 1959- (Nashville, TN : B&H Academic, 2012)
Pastoral leadership is... 1. Focusing on the things every pastor simply must do -- -- Part 1 : Being a man of God. Pastoral leadership is... 2. Abandoning all to follow the call -- 3. Cultivating godly integrity -- 4. Fleeing greed and pursuing purity -- 5. Being a faithful servant -- 6. Engaging in spiritual warfare -- 7. Training yourself for godliness -- -- Part 2 : Praying with power. Pastoral leadership is... 8. Prioritizing prayer -- 9. Interceding for your people -- 10. Following Paul's example in praying for your flock -- 11. Fasting and praying -- 12. Making prayer your church's top priority -- 13. Building a house of prayer -- -- Part 3 : Teaching the Word of God. Pastoral leadership is... 14. Preaching the Word -- 15. Communicating for life change -- 16. Feeding God's sheep -- 17. Studying the Bible -- 18. Preparing the message -- 19. Living and giving the message -- -- Part 4. Equipping and leading others. Pastoral leadership is... 20. Equipping saints to do the work of ministry -- 21. Preparing saints to serve -- 22. Multiplying your life -- 23. Investing in faithful men -- 24. Guiding God's people -- 25. Inspiring others -- -- Part 5 : Shepherding God's flock. Pastoral leadership is... 26. Shepherding through undershepherds -- 27. Counseling the flock -- 28. Resolving conflict -- 29. Celebrating the ordinances -- 30. Doing premarital counseling and weddings -- 31. Conducting funerals.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Pastoral theology; Christian leadership; Church work