23根据以弗所四章,牧人和教师是同一类。这表示凡要作牧人的,必须也是教师。同样的,一个好教师也是一个牧人。……正如母亲借着喂养孩子、照顾孩子来牧养他们,所以我们也需要牧养神的儿女。例如,有些人需要帮助,认识召会立场。要使他们清楚召会的立场,就需要有人借教导来牧养他们。这个工作由谁来作呢?我们众人都该起来作。不管我们有多少位长老,他们仍不够填满这个空缺。为着牧养的需要,所有的弟兄姊妹都要尽功用(李常受文集一九七七年第二册,三八至四一页)。
23According to Ephesians 4, the shepherds and the teachers are one category. This indicates that anyone who would be a shepherd must also be a teacher. Likewise, a good teacher is also a shepherd…Just as a mother shepherds her children by feeding them and caring for them, so we also need to shepherd God’s children. For example, some need help in knowing the church ground. In order for them to be clear about the ground of the church, someone needs to shepherd them by teaching them. Who will do this work? We all must rise up to do it. No matter how many elders we may have, they are not sufficient to fill the gap. For the shepherding, there is the need for all the brothers and sisters to function. (CWWL, 1977, vol. 2, “All Ages for the Lord’s Testimony,” pp. 28-31)