
Why call us "Shepherds"?
Instead of only calling ourselves “leaders,” what if we embraced a bigger identity—shepherds who reflect Jesus, the Good Shepherd? In John 10, Jesus shows us His heart and invites us to join Him in caring for His sheep.
First, we reflect the Good Shepherd by pointing people back to God’s grace.
Second, we share life deeply. Instead of settling for surface-level conversations or keeping walls up, we open our lives—because our hope is that students truly encounter the Good Shepherd.
Finally, we protect and fight for life. Jesus came so His sheep may have life abundantly, while the enemy seeks only to kill, steal, and destroy. We echo the Shepherd’s heart by guarding students and pointing them toward the life only the Gospel of Grace provides.
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep."
Jesus; John 10:11-13