The Men whom God has ordained have been called and commanded to the Care of the Flock of God. - Acts 20:26-28

- 1 Peter 5:1-4 - “So I exhort (plead, beg) the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker (participant) in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd (feed, tend, keep, govern) the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, (see to, care for) not under compulsion, (by constraint, force, unwilling) but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly ...