1)1 Peter 5:2
“Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly.”
2)James 5:14
“Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
3)Titus 1:7
“For the bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; but that he be hospitable, a lover of good men, moderate, just, holy, temperate, committed to the true word as it was taught, in order to be able to exhort according to sound doctrine and to refute the contradictors.”
4)Zechariah 11:17
“Woe to the shepherd of nothingness, who abandons his sheep!”
5)Jeremiah 23:1
“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” says the Lord.
6)Ephesians 4:11
“And he gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as shepherds and teachers…”
7) 1 Corinthians 12:28
“And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.”
8) Jeremiah 3:5
“I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will lead you with knowledge and understanding.”
9)Romans 12:7
“Let the one who is called to the ministry devote himself to his ministry; let the one who teaches devote himself to his teaching.”
10)James 3:1
“My brothers, not many of you should become teachers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.”
