There’s a passage in Scripture where God speaks directly to leaders.
It’s not gentle.
It’s not vague.
It’s painfully clear:

“The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick.”
Ezekiel 34:4

God doesn’t rebuke them for preaching incorrectly.
He rebukes them for not healing.

To God, shepherding has always been two things:
feeding and healing.

This is how Jesus Himself moved:

“He went about… teaching… preaching… and healing every sickness.”
Matthew 9:35

He didn’t stop at sermons.
He didn’t stop at messages.
He touched what hurt.

When Jesus restored Peter after his failure, He didn’t say, “Build My platform.”
He said:

“Feed My lambs… Feed My sheep.”
John 21:15–17

Because feeding makes the soul strong.
And healing makes the heart whole.

The bible even explains why people often scatter:

“…they were scattered, because there was no shepherd.”
Ezekiel 34:5

Not because they were rebellious.
Not because they were uninterested.
Because they were unfed and untended.

Sometimes wandering is not a sign of weakness —
it’s a sign of hunger.

The world grows cold when shepherds forget to heal.
But the Father never forgets.
And He still raises voices that feed, strengthen, and restore.

A shepherd’s greatest work is simple: help the weak and heal the sick.