Like a good shepherd in Bible times, congregation overseers today strive to “shepherd the flock of God in [their] care, not under compulsion, but willingly; neither for love of dishonest gain, but eagerly. ” ​ — 1 Peter 5: 2.
Затоа, не е ништо чудно што Исус и неговите ученици ги споредиле христијанските надгледници со пастири.