Shepherding thus involves visiting members of the congregation periodically with a view to understanding the situations they are facing and encouraging them with appropriate Scriptural counsel.
فَٱلْمُسِنُّونَ وَٱلْمَرْضَى قَدْ يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَى مَنْ يَعْتَنِي بِحَاجَاتِهِمِ ٱلْيَوْمِيَّةِ ،‏ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ يَحْتَاجُونَ بِشَكْلٍ خَاصٍّ إِلَى ٱلْمُسَاعَدَةِ وَٱلتَّشْجِيعِ ٱلرُوحِيَّيْنِ .‏