shepherd

noun

• a person who tends and rears sheep.
• a member of the clergy who provides spiritual care and guidance for a congregation.

verb

• 1 (usually as noun shepherding) tend (sheep) as a shepherd.
• give guidance to (someone), especially on spiritual matters: she had to submit the control of her career and money to a group who shepherded her

• 2 [with object and adverbial of direction] guide or direct in a particular direction:I shepherded them through the door