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Pastor

A pastor (abbreviated to "Ps","Pr", "Pstr.", "Ptr." or "Psa" (singular); or "Ps" (plural)) is the leader of a Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation. In Lutheranism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and Anglicanism, pastors are always ordained. In Methodism, pastors may be…

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Wider uses of the pastoral metaphor in Christianity

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Pastor

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related to Wider uses of the pastoral metaphor in Christianity · 21
Pastor → And, Bible, Biblical, Christian, Christianity, Genesis, God, Good Shepherd, Hebrew, In Jeremiah, It, Jesus, John, KJV, Lamb, Latin, LORD, Old Testament, Pastoral, The
related to Lutheranism · 16
Pastor → America, Confessional Lutheran, ELCA, Evangelical Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Father, Finland, Finnish, In, International, Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, On, Sweden, The Church, United States
related to history · 15
Pastor → Amongst, And, Genesis, Hebrew, In Jeremiah, It, KJV, Latin, LORD, New Testament, Old Testament, Present-day, Protestant Christians, The, The Hebrew Bible
related to Anglicanism · 8
Pastor → Anglican Communion, Church, England, Father, Leaders, Mother, Ordained, Reverend
related to Catholicism · 8
Pastor → Canada, Canon Law, Catholics, Code, English-speaking, In, The Latin, United States
related to Reformed · 7
Pastor → Both, Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin, Protestant, Reformers, Roman Catholic, The
related to External links · 6
Pastor → Archived, Articles, LifeWay, NewAdvent, The Catholic Encyclopedia's, Wayback Machine
related to Junior roles · 6
Pastor → An, Christian, In, Roman Catholic, Some, The
related to Restorationist · 6
Pastor → America, Christ, Churches, Disciples, Restoration Movement, Some
related to Baptist · 4
Pastor → Baptist, In, Reformed Baptist, The

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Pastoris aperson who assists the pastor in a Christian church0.90text
Pastoris apastor-in-training0.90text
Pastorrelated to AnglicanismOrdained0.60section
Pastorrelated to AnglicanismChurch0.60section
Pastorrelated to AnglicanismEngland0.60section
Pastorrelated to AnglicanismAnglican Communion0.60section
Pastorrelated to AnglicanismReverend0.60section
Pastorrelated to AnglicanismFather0.60section
Pastorrelated to AnglicanismMother0.60section
Pastorrelated to AnglicanismLeaders0.60section
Pastorrelated to BaptistThe0.60section
Pastorrelated to BaptistBaptist0.60section

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