Why Are Pastors Called Shepherds?

Why Are Pastors Called Shepherds? | Watch This Episode on YouTube {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/why-are-pastors-called-shepherds\/#arve-youtube-6fg9ew5qoa0656f3ccd629e5020194148","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/6FG9ew5QoA0?iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0","name":"Why Are Pastors Called Shepherds?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/STP-S20-EP03-Why-are-pastors-called-shepherds.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-06-02","description":"Why Are Pastors Called Shepherds? This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"} Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel Support Our Podcast Join Our Mailing List Related MessagesIf you are interested in learning more about these qualities of a shepherd, consider listening to the following sermons exposited from the Word of God by Pastor Richard Caldwell:Shepherds That Preach - Part 1 & 2Four Responsibilities for a Faithful Shepherd - Pts. 1,2, & 3Discernment for Chaotic Times - Parts 1 & 2The Requirement of HumilityThe Life of True HumilityThe Love of a ShepherdThe Fidelity to Truth in Our Field of MinistryAn Exhortation for EldersThe Life of Servants of God - Part 1 & 2Humble Servants  Why Are Pastors Called Shepherds? | Watch this episode on Vimeo {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/why-are-pastors-called-shepherds\/#arve-vimeo-713071310656f3ccd63f16432376891","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/713071310?h=a016acc0ca&dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0","name":"Why Are Pastors Called Shepherds?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/STP-S20-EP03-Why-are-pastors-called-shepherds.jpg","uploadDate":"2022-06-02","description":"Why Are Pastors Called Shepherds?"} Follow Us On Vimeo Listen to the Audio Podcast Subscribe on iPhone Subscribe on Android Subscribe on Spotify Why Are Pastors Called Shepherds?On the Straight Truth Podcast this week, Dr. Josh Philpot and Dr. Richard Caldwell continue their discussion on the role of a pastor. Previously podcasts covered what a pastor does in his teaching and preaching role and how it is that a man is gifted and evaluated for the position of elder/pastor. This week their discussion will focus on the role of the pastor as shepherd. Dr. Caldwell has written a book titled Pastoral Preaching. In the book, he hones in on the role of the pastor as a shepherd, and he intently focuses on what the task of shepherding entails. Dr. Philpot asks Dr. Caldwell to talk about this a bit and to help us understand why a pastor is a shepherd and what it communicates to the Church. Dr. Philpot has additional questions he asks throughout the dialogue. His last question for Dr. Caldwell pertains to losing touch with what a shepherd really is since many have never had experience with or seen the visual analogy of shepherding. Is this important? If so, how has it affected the Church and the Lord’s people?Dr. Caldwell shares the first reason this term is used is that Jesus, our Lord and Savior, is the Great Shepherd of the sheep. In the New Testament, the word we translate as pastor is the word for shepherd. Thus, when we speak of pastors as shepherds, it expresses biblical terminology. The terms elder, overseer, shepherd, and pastor are interchangeable terms for the men who lead the Church in the New Testament. Second, regarding the book he wrote, Dr. Caldwell shares that as he went through the Old and New Testaments taking note of the biblical instances where God refers to those preaching His word or leading His people using that analogy. The Scriptures speak of these men like shepherds to a flock. In the New Testament specifically, the Church is compared to a flock, and the leaders are compared to shepherds.