As we "equip the saints for the work of ministry" (Ephesians 4:12 ESV), how do we identify the right place and way for them to serve?
Everyone has a part to play in church life: men, women, young, old, slaves, masters (Titus 2:1-10).
As we seek to identify places for them to serve and to grow, it is helpful to see two categories of church life: shepherding and serving.
You can watch a video of this talk and get more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website: https://fiec.org.uk/resources/the-categories-of-shepherding-and-serving.
This is the third talk of five from Trusted Hands: the post-conference event that followed the 2024 Leaders' Conference. It included five sessions with Brian Croft to help explore how to train and deploy volunteer leaders across the church.
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00:00 - The categories of shepherding and serving
18:49 - Shepherding
26:05 - Serving
32:02 - Q&A