Description
Lessons for leaders in the local church (1 Peter 5:1-4)
1. IDENTITY (vv1-2)
Be shepherds of God ‘s flock
2. RESPONSIBILITIES (v2)
Shepherds feed the flock
Shepherds lead the flock
Shepherds care for the flock
Shepherds guard the flock
3. CHARACTERISTICS (vv2-3)
They lead out of eagerness to serve not out of obligation
They are concerned for what they can give not what they can get
They lead by example not force
4. ACCOUNTABILITY (vv2-4)
God ‘s flock that is under your care
those entrusted to you
when the Chief Shepherd appears
