As ministry leaders, it can be easy for us to resonate with the role of being a shepherd to others but minimize the role of being sheep ourselves, can’t it? Whether you’re a pastor, campus minister, or Bible study leader, you become familiar with and skilled in feeding God’s truth to others. And yet, as someone who leads a ministry and has spent years working as a biblical counselor, I’m keenly aware of the challenge of drinking from the well of Scripture myself, not just pouring it out for others. There are days and weeks and seasons when we cling to the label of shepherd while struggling to taste and see God’s goodness for ourselves as sheep.
God cares about you. He cares for you as an (under) shepherd and as a sheep.
An Exhortation for Leaders
It’s fitting that we look at a short passage from the apostle Peter, as he speaks directly to church leaders.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:6–7)
There’s much we could say about this passage, but we’ll
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