There’s a passage in Scripture where God speaks to leaders. It is not gentle, and it is 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 worked:

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

He didn’t stop at sermons. 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

Feeding makes the soul strong, and healing makes the heart whole.

The Bible explains why people often scatter:

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

They did not scatter because they were rebellious or uninterested. They scattered because they were unfed and untended.

Sometimes wandering is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of hunger.

People suffer when shepherds forget to heal.
But the Father never forgets.
And He still raises leaders who feed, strengthen, and restore.

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