{"id":4237,"date":"2025-03-31T15:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T20:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/?p=4237"},"modified":"2025-03-31T15:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T20:30:15","slug":"leading-the-flock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/2025\/03\/31\/leading-the-flock\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading the Flock …"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I just finished reading, \u201cWhile Shepherds Watch Their Flocks\u201d<\/u>, by Dr. Timothy S. Laniak, and wanted to share some “nuggets” that I gleaned from it.<\/p>\n

It is a book of reflections on biblical leadership and is based on Bedouin shepherding. The lifestyle and culture of the Bedouin, and the overwhelming responsibility of caring for their flocks, were eye-opening and heart convicting!<\/p>\n

\u201cThree key Hebrew verbs are used for leading a flock. Nahal<\/em><\/strong> means leading with tenderness and can refer to bringing a flock to a place of rest and refreshment. Nakhah<\/em><\/strong> is a straightforward guidance verb. Nahag<\/em><\/strong> suggests the kind of directive herding accomplished best from the back of the flock, when the will of the shepherd has to be imposed.\u201d<\/p>\n

In God\u2019s Word, both in the Old and New Testament books, we read that He \u2026 lead, guides, directs, etc. \u2026<\/p>\n

God is \u201cthe kind of shepherd who varied his leadership style to ensure that his treasured flock would make it safely home.\u201d \u00a0Is HE leading you with tenderness today, is HE straightforwardly guiding you, or is HE herding you from the back of the flock \u2013 pushing you along to make sure you make it safely home?<\/p>\n

Whatever method of \u201cleading\u201d \u2013 Nahal, Nakhah<\/em><\/strong>,<\/em> or Nahag<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 that HE is using in your life \u2013 trust HIM in it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I just finished reading, \u201cWhile Shepherds Watch Their Flocks\u201d, by Dr. Timothy S. Laniak, and wanted to share some “nuggets” that I gleaned from it. It is a book of reflections on biblical leadership and is based on Bedouin shepherding. The lifestyle and culture of the Bedouin, and the overwhelming responsibility of caring for their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":692,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4237","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized","7":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/692"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4237\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jared-jantz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}