Leaders in the church are called to be shepherds, not a board of directors, and that calls for involvement in a personal shepherding ministry among the people rather than oversight from a distance.

Timothy Z. Witmer unpacks the four primary ministries of a shepherd - knowing, feeding, leading and protecting - at both the macro level of the whole church and the micro level of the individual, and then gives seven elements to build into a working shepherding plan. A practical book for elders, and one that ends with something an eldership can actually implement.