Questions tagged [pastor]
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Did pastors or clergymen get killed by snakebite?
We read in Acts 28 how St. Paul survived the bite of a deadly viper in the Island Melita. In fact, we seldom come across Christian missionaries, pastors, or clergymen getting killed by snakebite. One ...
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Commissioned or Ordained? [closed]
Why would a church choose to ‘commission’ female as pastors and ‘ordain’ male pastors? Is there a difference?
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Should a Christian (Protestant) question their pastor or teacher? [closed]
I have some objections to some of the things my pastor teachers. I understand my pastor is ordained by God, but does that mean we should never question them on things we see as bad doctrine? What are ...
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At what point in history did Catholic priests begin to be called pastors?
I have recently, within the last year or so, begun to notice the sometimes reference to Catholic Pastors. I assume that this term is in reference to Priests. I grew up Catholic and attended Catholic ...
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Help identifying a large FAQ about women pastors made by John Piper and someone else
I don't know if was a book, article, or interview, but recently I read a document which contained 30-50 question and answer items related to women as pastors. I know it was by John Piper and ...
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Famous Pre Reformation Christian Pastors (Non Catholic)
After the Splintering of the Protestant Revolt, there have been many men who are famous as Pastors and Preachers even up to the present day, the Billy Grahams the Joel Olstiens, John McArthurs, an ...
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Lutheranism: "Pastor" or "Priest"?
I have noticed that some Lutheran churches refer to their ministers as "priests" while others refer to their ministers as "pastors."
When did some Lutheran churches cease using "priest" in favor of "...
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What do baptists mean when they refer to an ordained baptist minister?
In most denominations, ordination refers to the process of being officially recognized and established by an ecclesiastical authority like an elder, a bishop, or a cardinal to be a minister. Given the ...
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Is there any evidence to support a preference for second-career pastors coming disproportionately from IT?
Anecdotally, I know a lot of bi-vocational and second-career pastors who came from IT. At seminary, I saw a lot of them, and 2 of the 4 pastors at my current church have this background.
I remember ...
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Why does only one person "teach" during a church meeting?
Consider these scriptures:
"And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but
be filled by the Spirit: speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and
spiritual songs, singing ...
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A question on 'leadership' [closed]
Why is it common for pastors to advocate leadership (including their own) when it is easy to conclude that it is anti-biblical according to what Jesus had said?
"Do not be called leaders; for One is ...
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Real vs fake pastors [duplicate]
I recently moved from home after college, starting my own life and all, and am currently looking for a church I can join and become part of.
In my country, we have had many cases of 'fake' pastors ...
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Is "Worship Pastor" a new term?
From Wikipedia article "Worship pastor"
A Worship Pastor usually refers to a person in some Christian
churches, largely in North America, who ministers within the church
via music performance, ...
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What is the biblical basis/justification for requiring a pastor be educated?
As a Baptist, while I don't know of any specific requirements for a pastor, it is generally accepted that a head pastor would have some sort of seminary education, be it a Masters or even a Doctorate ...
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What is the biblical justification for permitting female pastors?
It seems that that 1Timothy 2:12-14 (NASB) says that women shouldn't be pastors. But there are many denominations that allow this.
1 Timothy 2:12-14 (NASB)
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