Ep. 170: Investing time in Unhealthy Sheep

How do you care well for unhealthy church members while not neglecting those who are healthy? What are practical steps in doing this well? How can pastors guard against discouragement in this area? Is the goal in Shepherding effectiveness or faithfulness?

Brian and Jim discuss these questions and more on this episode of Trenchtalk.

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(1:20) Biblical Understanding

(5:10) Discerning balancing your time between healthy and unhealthy sheep

(9:20) Accepting the fact that you can’t change people

(11:45) The helpfulness of triaging

(13:29) Practical ways to balance these shepherding responsibilities

(17:30) The importance of knowing your capacity

(20:00) Faithfulness is more important than effectiveness

(21:05) Prayer