CategoryTheological Term / Metaphorical Title
Modern Equivalenta pastor; a leader who tends, guides, and protects; Christ as the Good Shepherd.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionOne who tends, leads, protects, and cares for a flock of sheep. In the KJV it is the dominant image for godly leadership — God Himself is the Shepherd of Israel (Psalm 23), Christ is the Good Shepherd who lays down His life (John 10), the Great Shepherd (Hebrews 13), and the Chief Shepherd (1 Peter 5). Pastors are under-shepherds accountable to Him.
Key Verses"The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want." (Psalm 23:1); "I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep." (John 10:11)