Bringing Scripture to Life

TOP 10 QUOTES FROM Well-Intentioned Dragons 1. "Qualifications of a pastor: the mind of a scholar, the heart of a child, and the hide of a rhinoceros" (Quote by Stuart Briscoe, p.35) 2. "If the first casualties in dragon warfare are vision and initiative, the next victim is outreach. When a pastor is forced to worry more about putting out brush fires than igniting the church's flame, the dragons have won, and the ministry has lost." p.42 3. “Pastors who personify a nondefensive spirit of joy and generosity tend not to attract as many dragons. And when they are attacked, the majority of the congregation begins to notice something amiss. When the fruit of the Spirit becomes characteristic of the church’s daily life, it becomes painfully clear whenever one person violates that spirit, and the body itself will work to take care of the irritation.” (P.85) 4. “Like any army, those on the front lines don’t have time to complain. Griping is th...

"To those scorched by dragons but not reduced to ashes nor hardened beyond feeling, who in the face of beastliness maintain their humanity and divine calling, this book is dedicated." These are the men and women that Marshall Shelley, executive editor of Leadership Journal wrote this book for.  In the introduction the author states, "This is a book about ministering while under attack. It was prepared after interviews with dozens of pastors who candidly described the difficult people they have faced" (page 13). I read Well-Intentioned Dragons  awhile back and it was a sobering reminder to me that sometimes God's sheep can become Rogue Sheep, and take on the form of "well-intentioned dragons." I have been in pastoral ministry for over 10 years now, and I have come across each of the dragons mentioned within the pages of this book, and have the lasting scars from within to prove it. In chapter two of this book, Identifying a Dragon , the auth...