The Use of the Rod and the Staff: A Neglected Aspect of Shepherding
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Why are there so many problems in the church today? How is it that people constantly roam from congregation to congregation? What is behind the many splits in churches—and what can be done about them? Is this a modern phenomenon or one limited to the American scene? These questions are not only explored in this book, but thoroughly biblical answers are given to them. The case is made for practical care and discipleship in the local church. The place of leadership is examined biblically. Shepherdly concerns are set forth to enable those who are in charge of a flock of God’s sheep to shepherd them as the Chief Shepherd desires. This is a book for sheep and shepherds alike
- Focuses on the urgency of the matter for church leadership
- Alerts every shepherd to a full consideration and implementation of the biblical ministry of using the rod and the staff
- Considers passages that pertain to the equipment of a faithful shepherd
- Introduction
- The Shepherd and His Sheep
- Caring for God’s Flock
- Now, About That Equipment
- The Comforting Rod and Staff
- The Shepherd’s Staff
- The Shepherd’s Rod
- Other Pertinent Scripture
- Don’t Lose Your Reward
- Bearding the Lion
- Playing Footsies With Rome
- Using the Staff With the Distaff
- Confronting the Mystic Wolf
- Denying Sufficiency
- Proper Shepherding Precludes Problems
- How the Wolf Creeps In
- Keeping Sheep From Being Mauled
- Training for the Task
- Getting Down to Cases
- Now It’s Your Turn
- Conclusion
- Title: The Use of the Rod and the Staff: A Neglected Aspect of Shepherding
- Author: Jay E. Adams
- Publisher: Institute for Nouthetic Studies
- Print Publication Date: 2020
- Logos Release Date: 2020
- Pages: 89
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Church; Church discipline; Elders (Church officers)
- ISBNs: 9781889032412, 1889032417
- Resource ID: LLS:USRDSPCTSHPHRDNG
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:37:10Z
Jay E. Adams A.B., B.D., S.T.M., Ph.D. (1929-2020) served as a pastor, church planter, denominational executive, seminary professor, author, and lecturer. He taught homiletics at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and was the Director of Advanced Studies at Westminster Seminary in California. He was the founder of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF), the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (formerly NANC), and the Institute for Nouthetic Studies (INS). He was the author of over 100 books including the best seller Competent to Counsel which launched the modern biblical counseling movement. He was the recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor awarded by the State of South Carolina.