#278 - A Job Description for a Leader

Amid growing public distrust of institutions — including the church — Lynn Green makes the case that a leader's real job description isn't in a strategy document, it's in Scripture: shepherd the flock. Working through Ezekiel 34, John 10, and John 21, he tells the story of a prophetic word he initially rejected ("a shepherd's heart") and a late-night decision to go after a struggling young man in the freezing rain, arguing that spiritual leadership is measured by self-sacrifice and trustworthy closeness to people — not by projects, platforms, or celebrity.

Chapters:

• 00:00 – Intro: the crisis of institutional trust
• 03:49 – Why threats and authority no longer restore confidence
• 04:51 – Ken Wright: an engineer with a prophetic gift
• 09:02 – The prophecy Lynn didn't want: "a shepherd's heart"
• 11:26 – Ezekiel 34: God's indictment of self-serving shepherds
• 14:27 – John 10: the shepherd, the gate, and the sheep who know his voice
• 17:28 – The "thief" who steals, kills, and destroys vs. the good shepherd
• 18:34 – Why celebrity leadership contradicts the shepherd model
• 20:29 – Denominational training that discourages closeness to people
• 21:36 – When leaders drift into self-interest: spiritual abuse
• 22:35 – Testing the prophecy: a needy young man with epilepsy
• 24:24 – The story of Eric: a midnight knock in the freezing rain
• 27:24 – The decision to go out into the cold after him
• 28:49 – "Dying to yourself" as the cost of shepherding
• 29:50 – 1 Peter 5: instructions to elders, not lords
• 31:39 – John 21: Jesus and Peter — "Feed my sheep"
• 34:08 – Don't lose sight of people amid projects and money
• 34:40 – Every leadership gift still needs a team
• 35:29 – Closing: leading by godly example
  
  

   

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  ** This is a personal podcast and reflects my thoughts and convictions. It does not represent any official position held by Youth with A Mission.**