Acts 20:28–31: What a Pastor Really Does
In Acts 20:28–31 Paul tells the Ephesian elders what their work actually is: watch over yourself, shepherd the flock the Lord purchased, and keep declaring the whole counsel of God because danger comes from outside and from within.
1 Timothy 3:1–7: What a Pastor Must Be
First Timothy 3:1–7 defines the pastor's role less by a job description than by a character profile. The overseer desires a good work, but the doorway into it is a tested life that backs his teaching.
Shepherding in 1 Peter 5:1-4: What Elders Do
A pastor shepherds the particular flock of God that is actually among him, serving willingly rather than under compulsion or for dishonest gain, and leading by becoming an example. His authority is real, but its manner is servanthood, and he answers to the chief Shepherd.