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Shepherding

Shepherding

The shepherding ministry does not mean leaders exercise control of believer’s behavior. It does mean they focus on nurture, encouraging maturity so that believers’ acts of service will be an expression of love-motivated desire and Holy Spirit enablement. When leaders do shepherd, and do so because they want to serve rather than for financial gain or status, Christians will mature.

Richards, Lawrence O. The Bible Reader’s Companion. electronic ed. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1991. Print.
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