Shepherd the Flock (1 Peter 5:1-4 )

What this episode covers

Peter exhorts his fellow elders to be good shepherds of the flock. We first consider Peter’s unusual role in the church and the historic controversy associated with that: Catholics asserting Jesus established Peter as the first pope, Protestants rejecting such claim and reacting with a tendency to denigrate Peter, focusing on his failings. We then turn to the Biblical pattern for elders/bishops, God's expectations for His shepherds, the damage caused by ungodly leadership, and the proper response when Church leaders fall into serious sin.

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