{"product_id":"they-smell-like-sheep-9781582292977","title":"They Smell Like Sheep","description":"\u003cb\u003eExploring the biblical models of shepherding, mentoring, and equipping, \u003ci\u003eThey Smell Like Sheep\u003c\/i\u003e unlocks the secrets of leadership for anyone.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat kind of leadership will effectively lead the church into the morally turbulent twenty-first century? The same kind of leadership that led it through the morally and politically chaotic first century. Shepherding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the kind of leadership Jesus used, and this is the kind of leadership that will take his church where he wants it to go. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While the term \"shepherd\" produces warm images of love, care, and tenderness, it also describes a form of leadership that is perilously protective, dangerous, dirty, and smelly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Shepherd\" is something that every follower of Christ, the Good Shepherd, is called to become. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lynn Anderson, in this important book, leads us backwards in time to discover and identify the biblical leader for the future needs of the Christian community. Anderson's deep dig for truth will concern, convict, and confront us about where leadership has been, and will set a new standard for where the future leader must go.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnderson, Lynn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eLynn Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e has been in the ministry for over thirty-five years and currently serves as president of Hope Network, a ministry dedicated to coaching, mentoring, and equipping spiritual leaders for the twenty-first century. He received his doctorate from Abilene Christian University in 1990. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnderson's lifelong career of ministry has involved speaking nationwide to thousands of audiences and authoring eight books -- including \u003ci\u003eThe Shepherd's Song\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNavigating the Winds of Change\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHeaven Came Down\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThey Smell like Sheep, Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eIf I Really Believe, Why Do I Have These Doubts?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe and his wife, Carolyn, live in Dallas. They are the parents of four grown children and the grandparents of eight wonderful grandchildren.","brand":"Howard Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726239174930,"sku":"9781582292977","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c217459-1066-4db7-8a4b-ff96b1874dcf.jpg?v=1734861167","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/they-smell-like-sheep-9781582292977","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}