I'm Shepherding! Look at me!
When I personally come among man,
the angels simultaneously begin the work of Shepherding.”.
This is of interest to Christian elders, since their work includes Shepherding activities.
he urgently needs Shepherding in harmony with the procedure outlined at James 5:
In accordance with Biblical requirements, it can be said that‘ Shepherding begins at home.
It is my intention to use these articles over and over again when Shepherding.” - F.
But elders are still very busy evangelizing, Shepherding, and teaching. -
2 Timothy 4: 2; Titus 1: 9.
The elders need to take care to maintain balance between Shepherding responsibilities and obligations to their own family.
Such growth creates a need for qualified brothers to take the lead in teaching and Shepherding in the congregations.
Yet, present- day elders do a pastoral, or Shepherding, work for the benefit of the sheep of Jehovah's pasturage.
In their Shepherding work, Christian elders can use
questions to help a‘ depressed soul' to draw comfort from Jehovah's Word.
As we have discussed,
the elders should keep in mind that the flock they are Shepherding is God's, not their own.
We can trust His goodness, guidance, and Shepherding care to do more for us than we could ever achieve on our own.
With a spirit like Peter's, the Governing Body today exhorts congregation
elders to strive to fulfill the heavy responsibility of Shepherding God's flock.
All those who have accepted the
work of Almighty God are enjoying the Shepherding of God's word and experiencing God's work of salvation.
Only if there is added to this the work in humanity- God's Shepherding, support, and provision in humanity-
can people satisfy God's will.
Others make regular Shepherding visits at the homes of those in need of support. Such visits are
occasions for encouragement, a‘ comforting of hearts.
Even so, their Shepherding work and other acts of loving-
kindness in behalf of the congregation are carried out,“ not under compulsion, but willingly.”.
More intensive Shepherding before a Christian takes a false step might
well reduce the number of judicial cases among Jehovah's people. Compare Galatians 6:.
The undershepherds of the“
other sheep” will have the privilege of Shepherding the flock of God on earth under the rulership of“ the chief shepherd.”.
Concerning a congregation in which all Kingdom publishers were visited by shepherds regularly, it was reported:“ The publishers became
very positive about the Shepherding calls.
After Shepherding the Jammu-Srinagar Mission for 35 years, the Capuchin missionaries have handed over the mission to a
young and an energetic diocesan clergy, Rev. Fr.
While there, he took up residence on a sheep ranch, learned Shepherding, cooking, babysitting, and bits of Spanish and German from the many migrant farmhands.
Suggestions for making Shepherding calls can be found in The Watchtower of September 15,
1993, pages 20- 3, and of March 15, 1996, pages 24- 7.
The undershepherds of the“ other sheep” will have the privilege of Shepherding the flock of God on earth under the rulership of“ the chief shepherd.”.
How often elders
pour their heart out to Jehovah, praying for the courage, wisdom, and tact necessary to fulfill this difficult aspect of their Shepherding work!
Christian elders‘ Shepherding the flock of God in their care' want to do as Peter outlined,
that is, not‘ lord it over those who are God's inheritance.
Rather than considering themselves to be superior judges meeting to administer punishment, elders serving on a judicial
committee should view the hearing as another aspect of their Shepherding work.
Next, the angels begin their formal work and the people of Israel return to their home country, never again to wander,
and all those included start to accept Shepherding.
It was through asking questions, hearing Jesus preach,
then through receiving Jesus' special fellowship and His special Shepherding, that Peter came to realize Jesus was
the Son of the living God.