neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
"The effective pastor . . . must be ’among’ his people so that he can get to know them, their needs and problems; and he needs to be ’over’ his people so he can lead them and help them solve their problems. There must be no conflict between pastoring and preaching, because they are both ministries of a faithful Shepherd. The preacher needs to be a pastor so he can apply the Word to the needs of the people. The pastor needs to be a preacher so that he can have authority when he shares in their daily needs and problems. The pastor is not a religious lecturer who weekly passes along information about the Bible. He is a shepherd who knows his people and seeks to help them through the Word." [Note: Ibid., 2:429.] 