Talk:Pastor

Reverting

If we want this page to turn into something other than a stub, we are going to need to let people develop this page. Merely deleting new revisions in order to revert back to a "stub" will never permit this page to become reflective of the reality of the life of a pastor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.150.65.138 (talk • contribs) 05:04, February 9, 2005 (UTC)

Parse errors

Page has errors. Parse errors. Sad. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.167.124.129 (talk • contribs) 18:31, October 18, 2005 (UTC)

Stub

I do not think that this page is a stub. Maybe there is more that COULD be said, but that doesn't mean it needs to be listed as a stub. It provides basic encyclopedic information about Pastors. I am removing the stub designation. TrogdorPolitiks 19:56, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

POV

Hmmm... This isn't biased or NPOV or anything:

Shaping the way people view both the "pastorate" and the "laity", begins with shaping the way people see a biblical foundation for the work of the pastor. Therefore, clearly making a distinction between the formal work of the pastor and the role of pastoral work is an important delineation. Simply completing a prescribed course of study in a religious educational institution does not produce a pastor. It will produce a potential member of the clergy, however the pastoral life exceeds the work of leading worship or other ministerial responsibilities. The underlying life of the minister is what the Apostle Paul presents in the text above and the associate internal commitment to the fundamental values of personal sojourn, prayer, proclamation and interaction with others.

Emerymat 05:31, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

I think I have removed any issues with the article. --Basar 01:34, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

New Testament Usage

I have added several paragraphs about New Testament use of the word "pastor" and its relationship to "elders" and "bishops". I have also added a paragraph re: the origin of modern Protestant usage of the term. I have added a couple of citations, but I believe more citations are needed. I have also attempted (diligently) to keep these sections NPOV; please edit away. --BucInExile 04:15, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Deletion review for Melissa Scott (pastor)

Interested editors may wish to vote at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2007 March 22. Badagnani 06:47, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Protestant Pastor

I am a pastor in a Reformed denomination and we do not reject the title pastor based on the 'priesthood of all believers'. Perhaps some very conservative ends do and I know that for Lutherans some of what is done only by ordained persons can be done by all believers, but even so they often use the term pastor. Linking pastor into its root as a shepherd, this concept is not rejected by prostestants. This section needs correction.