The Law of Reproduction Part 16
Shepherding to Developing-Titus 2:15
Paul modeled more than mere nurturing his young disciple, Titus; the apostle developed him as a leader. He focused not merely on meeting immediate needs, but on producing a leader who could go on meeting needs without Paul’s help.
Paul had a passion for developing leaders such as Timothy and Titus. Consider the necessary progression for growing beyond mere shepherding, to equipping and developing:
| Shepherding | Equipping | Developing |
| 1. Care | 1. Train for ministry | 1. Train for personal growth |
| 2. Immediate-need focus | 2. Task focus | 2. Person focus |
| 3. Need-oriented | 3. Skill-oriented | 3. Character-oriented |
| 4. Masses | 4. Many | 4. Few |
| 5. Maintenance | 5. Addition | 5. Multiplication |
| 6. Feel better | 6. Unleashing | 6. Empowering |
| 7. Immediate | 7. Short-term | 7. Long-term |
| 8. Nurture | 8. Teaching | 8. Mentoring |
| 9. What is the problem? | 9. What do I need? | 9. What do they need? |
| 10. They begin to walk | 10. They walk the first mile | 10. They walk the second mile |
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