Jeremiah 3:15: What Does the Title Pastor Mean?
In Jeremiah 3:15 the title pastor is not a career label but God's own gift and assignment. The shepherd is measured by whose heart he serves and by what he actually gives the flock.
What Pastor Means in 1 Peter 5:1–4
The name pastor comes from the ordinary word for shepherd, and 1 Peter 5:1–4 turns that picture into a job description. Elders are told to shepherd God's flock willingly, without greed or domination, as examples who answer to the chief Shepherd.