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Verb
/ˈpastər/,
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pastors, plural;
  1. Be pastor of (a church or a congregation)
    • - he pastored Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto
    • - he continued to study law while pastoring in Chicago
Noun
  1. A minister in charge of a Christian church or congregation

  1. curate: a person authorized to conduct religious worship; "clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant churches"
  2. only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus
  3. The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation.
  4. Pastor or Pastore family name is descriptive for the profession of a religious (usually Christian) Pastor and the profession of a shepherd .
  5. A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals; A minister or a priest in a Christian church; To serve a congregation as pastor
  6. (Pastors) The name given to the leaders or priests of Non-Conformist churches. Ordained ministers in a Calvinist church.
  7. Capitalize when used immediately before a name on first reference: Pastor Jimmy Thurber. Otherwise, lowercase: Sam Clemens is pastor of the Hannibal Adventist Church. On second reference, use only last name. See also elder
  8. A priest in charge of a Catholic parish or congregation. He is responsible for administering the sacraments, instructing the congregation in the doctrine of the church, and providing other services to the people of the parish. ...
  9. Pastor is the Latin word for shepherd. This word refers to the ordained minister who is charged with the primary spiritual care of a local church.
  10. The person assigned by the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference as the leader in charge of the local congregation, in this case Metanoia Peace Community. The term “pastor” means “shepherd.”
  11. a person who shepherds the Christian congregation.  The Greek word "poimen" occurs 18 times in scripture and is translated as shepherd 17 times and pastor one time.  A pastor, which is both a gift from God and an office in the church, is also an elder per 1 Tim. ...
  12. A parish priest is one who is designated as the pastor of a parish. A parish priest has ordinary power and is not simply a delegate of the ordinary. As such he rules the parish in his own name but under the delegated authority of the bishop.
  13. 1. A distinguished Roman eques, whose son Caligula put to death, and invited his father on the same day to a banquet (Senec. de Ira, iii. 33 ; comp. Suet. Cal. 27). Seneca does not mention his gentile name, but he was probably the father of No. ...
  14. a shepherd over the congregation of believers, who.
  15. noun: a spiritual overseer; a clergyman serving a local church or parish
  16. A person who has charge of a Parish, school or other Archdiocesan institution including a pastor, administrator, pastoral life director of a Parish, or the president/principal of a regional or cluster elementary school or Archdiocesan high school.
  17. By modern tradition, a person who is a minister and spiritual overseer of a church congregation an elder or bishop. A pastor literally means "a shepherd," a metaphoric description of one who cares for and leads a flock of God's sheep. One of five office gifts described in Ephesians 4:11.
  18. A minister or priest in charge of a church; a person having spiritual care of a number of persons.
  19. Literally a shepherd or herdsman. The word is used as a title by Protestant clergymen, in a manner similar to {reverend}. Charles Taze Russell came to be called Pastor Russell by his associates because of the work he did in shepherding the congregation of God, a designation that he accepted. ...
  20. [F], PO away from signer, is held high and bends repeatedly at wrist + AGENT. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - pastor.
  21. These men were endowed to feed and teach Christian duties and obligations. They were the “shepherds”, “managers”, or “overseers” of the early church (Ephesians 4:11; cf. Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:2-4). ...
  22. Another name for a clergy person. In both Latin and English the word simply means "shepherd." All Lutheran clergy are called pastors, and many Episcopal and Roman Catholic clergy are comfortable enough with the term to use it to describe them.
  23. although this is not a formal title in the Anglican Communion, some clergy find it quite acceptable, because it is much more widely understood than “Rector” or “Incumbent. ...
  24. Thin slices of pork marinated in achiote and roasted on a spit. The pork is sliced off the spit and served in a taco with onions, cilantro and pineapple.
  25. Literally the same as elder or bishop.  Practically, the pastor of a church is a vocational elder, rather than a layman.  The pastor oversees the affairs of a local church, teaching, and giving care to its members. (Ephesians 4:11, 1 Timothy 3:1-7)  (See "Elder" and "Bishop.")