Shepherd the Church (1 of 2)
Channel: South Austin church of Christ
Date: 2023-05-29

Elders as Shepherds

Acts 20:28
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.

[ποιμαίνειν τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ ἣν περιεποιήσατο διὰ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ ἰδίου]

God paid for it with His own blood.  What is it worth to you???


The term "shepherd" has the largest footprint of any term for an elder in the Bible.
- The prophets referred to the elders of old as shepherds.
- Jesus referred to Himself as the Good Shepherd, and Peter calls Jesus the Chief Shepherd.
- Jesus called individuals to be shepherds on more than one occasion.

We necessarily limit our study to lessons especially helpful when considering elders.