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We Need More Christ's Shepherds in the Church: Ezekiel 34:1–31

Today, the Church is often overflowing with activities—conferences, services, outreaches, and events. Yet it suffers from a painful shortage of true shepherds. Many believers are involved but not deeply discipled; surrounded by activity but still spiritually alone. They're connected to gatherings or events but disconnected from soul care.

Jesus did not call us merely to run programs—He called us to make disciples, to feed His sheep spiritually, and to walk with people through their transformation. While activities and events have their place, they must never replace the relational, sacrificial work of shepherding. When they do, we risk producing performance rather than spiritual maturity.

The early church did not grow through events alone, but through house-to-house fellowship, sound teaching, accountability, and persistent prayer. That’s where disciples were formed. That’s where the Church became a family.

Today more than ever, we don’t just need pastors with titles. We need Shepherds—those who lead not out of personal ambition, but with the heart of God. As God said in Jeremiah 3:15, “I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.”

God’s Heart Cry: Where Are the Shepherds?

In Ezekiel 34, God issues a strong rebuke to the leaders of Israel—the so-called shepherds of His people. He says:

“Woe to the shepherds… who only take care of themselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock?” (v. 2)

These leaders had failed to:

• Strengthen the weak

• Heal the sick

• Bind up the injured

• Bring back the strays

• Search for the lost
  
  

Instead, they ruled with harshness, neglect, and selfishness. As a result, the sheep were scattered and devoured by wild beasts. “My sheep wandered over the mountains… and no one searched or looked for them.” (v. 6)

This is still God’s cry today.

When shepherds care more about numbers than people…
When leaders seek platform over presence…
When churches become event machines rather than healing homes…
The flock suffers.

But God doesn’t remain silent. He promises to intervene:

“I myself will search for my sheep… I will rescue them… I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak… I will shepherd the flock with justice.” (vv. 11–16)

And He declares a promise of restoration:

“I will place over them one shepherd—my servant David—and he will tend them… I, the Lord, will be their God.” (vv. 23–24)

God is raising up shepherds—not entertainers or influencers—but those who will:

• Care for the wounded

• Pursue the lost

• Feed the hungry

• Lead with compassion and integrity

• Shepherd not with agendas, but with God’s heart
  
  

A Call to the Church

We don’t need more conferences, revival meetings and special events—we need more shepherds.
We don’t need more programs—we need more presence.

This is God’s desire: “You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God.” (v. 31)

May we answer His call.
May we raise a generation of saints who reflect His Shepherd heart.
And may the Church become a place of healing, feeding, and restoration—not just activity.

Will you be one? If you have this burden for your congregation or fellowship, please connect with us we are happy to work with you.

We Need More Christ’s Ambassadors in the Church: 2 Corinthians 5:16–21

The church today is filled with attendees, volunteers, and even leaders — but how many are truly Christ’s ambassadors? The call in 2 Corinthians 5 is not just to believe in Jesus, but to represent Him.

Paul reminds us in verse 17 that "if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come." This is not a cosmetic change but a complete transformation. It means we no longer live for ourselves or view people from a worldly lens. Our priorities, our judgments, and our mission change.

Verse 18-19 speaks of reconciliation — God reconciling us through Christ, and then giving us the ministry of reconciliation. This isn’t optional. This is our divine assignment. Every believer is entrusted with this mission: to carry the message of forgiveness, healing, and restoration to others.

Verse 20 says, “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.”
Think about that — God’s appeal to the world comes through us. His voice, His compassion, His truth — delivered through broken, but redeemed vessels like us.

An ambassador doesn't speak his own message. He speaks on behalf of the King. He is appointed, prepared, and sent with purpose. But many within the church have settled for church attendance without walking in their calling.

We need more than activity; we need identity.
We need more than gatherings; we need ambassadors.

Verse 21 reminds us how this is even possible: “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” We didn’t earn this role. We were redeemed into it.

Call to Action:
It’s time to raise up more ambassadors within the church — men and women who live and speak with the authority of heaven, fueled by love and guided by the Spirit. Not just Christians in name, but representatives of Christ in life.

Let’s stop just doing church and start being the church — His ambassadors — in our homes, our communities, and the world.

Will you be one?

If you are an Christ’s ambassador, who have this burden about your congregation or fellowship, please connect with us we are happy to work with you.

We Need More Spiritual Fathers in the Church: 1 Thessalonians 2:3–14

In this letter to the Thessalonians, Paul doesn’t just show us how to preach the gospel — he shows us how to father a church.

Today, the church is rich in teachers, leaders, and organizers. But what we truly lack — and desperately need — are spiritual fathers. Fathers who don’t just teach the truth but walk alongside people in it.

In verse 4, Paul says they spoke as those “approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel.” A true spiritual father does not preach for approval, applause, or popularity. His aim is not to please people, but to please God, who alone knows the heart.

Verses 7–8 give us a rare picture of tender leadership: “Just as a nursing mother cares for her children, so we cared for you… we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.”
Spiritual fathers don’t just give sermons — they give themselves. They model love through presence, sacrifice, and deep relationship.

Paul’s example in verse 9 shows us a father’s work ethic — “We worked night and day… while we preached the gospel.” Spiritual fathers don’t just demand from the flock — they labor for their well-being.

But perhaps the most powerful image is in verse 11–12:

“We dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God.”

Three roles of a spiritual father:

• Encouraging – calling out potential, celebrating steps of faith
  Comforting – being present in pain, offering strength in struggle
  Urging – not letting people settle for less than God’s best for them
  
  

We don’t need more performers in the pulpit.
We don’t need more programs in the calendar.
We need spiritual fathers — men and women who will walk closely, disciple intentionally, correct gently, and love sacrificially.

Call to Action:
Let us raise up a generation who will take on the heart of a father — who speak the truth, live it out, and give their lives for others. The church needs more than voices — it needs fathers.

Will you be one? If you have this burden for your congregation or fellowship, please connect with us we are happy to work with you.