Matthew 9:38
"therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to thrust forth laborers into his harvest field."
John 10:11
"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his very life for the sheep.
Acts 20:28
Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has appointed you overseers, and be shepherds of the church of God which he has purchased with his own blood.
Hebrews 12:9
Furthermore, our earthly fathers used to discipline us, and we gave them reverence. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live?
1 Peter 5:2-4
Be shepherds to your flock of God; take charge of them willingly, and not through compulsion; not for filthy lucre, but with a willing mind;