For our struggle is not against flesh and blood...Ephesians 6:12

Good Shepherd Institute

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Welcome to Good Shepherd Institute

Our Purpose

Good Shepherd Institute seeks to discern the role of evil in human suffering and to respond redemptively in the name of Jesus Christ.

Our Name

In John 10, Jesus offers His only recorded distinction between a bad shepherd and a good shepherd.

Jesus pictures a bad shepherd as one who runs when the wolf appears, cares nothing for the lambs, works only for money and seeks his own safety above that of his flock's.

A good shepherd cares for the flock, stands his ground in the presence of danger and defends the lambs against predators, even if it costs him everything.

Good Shepherd Institute seeks to stand in the face of evil (the wolf), to care for God's people (the lambs), and to fight Satan's attacks (as shepherds), regardless of the cost. Our model is Jesus Himself, who was the Good Shepherd and laid down His life for the sheep.

I am the good shepherd.
The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep.
So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.
Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.
The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd.
John 10:11-14a

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Ephesians 6:12