Good Shepherd

American  

noun

1. Jesus Christ. John 10:11–14.

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Good Shepherd British  

noun

1. New Testament a title given to Jesus Christ in John 10:11–12

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Good Shepherd Cultural  

1. A title of Jesus, based on a passage in the Gospel of John, where he says, “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep,” and “I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.” The metaphor of God as a shepherd is also found in the Old Testament. The Twenty-third Psalm begins, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want,” and a passage in the Book of Isaiah says that God “shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm.”

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The use of the title “pastor” (shepherd) for certain Christian clergymen carries on the idea.

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Good Shepherd

Nancy regularly gathered with friends to watch a livestream of the morning service at Good Shepherd New York in Gramercy Park, the church Savannah attended.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Ssentamu put together a team around Good Shepherd Primary school where he teaches.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

Good Shepherd also runs a breakfast club for rough sleepers three times a week.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026

Services were held at Good Shepherd Fellowship and ended with his casket being wheeled out to “Land of 1,000 Dances.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025

I stood beside him in his office at the Good Shepherd Church while he talked to all the wrong Clarkes and then to the right Clarke—Raymie’s mother.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo