You Don’t Know Sheep: An Unconventional Field Guide for Today’s Faith Leader

Sheep Always Follow the Shepherd’s Voice.
Following God's Plan Takes the Pressure Off.
Sometimes the Best Evangelism Is to Just Back Off.
Focusing Only on the Coastline Misses the Actual Terrain.
Faith, In General, Is A Choice.
Everyone Has Internal Drivers For How They Will Respond.
Those Most Grateful for Faith Are Often the Ones Who've Been Forgiven the Most.
It’s My Fault If I Don’t Say It; It’s Your Fault If You Don’t Listen.
Before You Lead in a New Direction, Get to Know Your Sheep.
A Shepherd’s Choices Guide the Flock’s Experience.
Music is Your Most Powerful Connector.
Getting The Rest You Need is About Much More than Effectiveness.
Why Did You Choose a Career in Ministry?
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Do you ever feel like your flock is distracted?

 

Have you ever wondered if instead of sheep they might be lemmings?

 

How will you keep them away from that cliff?

With its play-on-words title that points to familiar biblical metaphors around shepherds and flocks of sheep in need of attentive care, David McCauley’s You Don’t Know Sheep provides road-tested insight for some of today’s most perplexing faith-based leadership issues. You Don’t Know Sheep offers new perspectives; solutions to problems you’ve been wanting to fix; and the good-natured realization that leading people successfully requires wise shepherding-starting with a shepherd who knows the way. Packed with humor, keen insight, and the broad perspective of more than thirty years of fly-on-the-wall observation of leadership teams in action, You Don’t Know Sheep is here to help you identify, embrace, and expand the subtext of leadership in your life of ministry. With its engaging exploration of the innate simplicity beneath even the most complicated issues, You Don’t Know Sheep is here to remind you why you chose a career in ministry in the first place—and lead you onto the path of wiser shepherding for today’s world.  

 

About the Author

A creative communicator who has served in senior leadership of several multi-million-dollar companies over the past few decades, David McCauley still spends most of his time traveling to consult and design audio-visual systems for businesses, ministries, and performance venues of all sizes and types. David has become well-known for his thought leadership, talent, and tenacity for finding optimum communication solutions, and his knowledge and influence can be seen in many venues across the nation and around the world. Beyond his accomplishments in room acoustics, audio imaging, projection, LED video, lighting, scenic design, and staging, David is revered for the problem-solving process that empowers innovative communication solutions that work.

Blessed with both an innate curiosity and a voracious appetite for knowledge, David has studied continuously from a young age, both formally and informally, and he has collaborated with mentors and peers along the way to acquire the knowledge base he is still expanding today. Shaped by his formal training in psychology and theology, David’s focus on getting to the core of real-world challenges and opportunities has helped him evolve right along with the lightning-paced industry he serves. Also shaped in part by his early struggles to overcome significant learning differences, David has honed his ability to see problem-solving in new ways that open him to deeper understanding—and the desire to share what he has learned with others.

Over the years David has been a speaker/presenter at numerous national and international industry events, including those held by the National Association of Broadcasters, Live Design International, Infocomm, Worship Facilities Expo, and the American Institute of Architects.