Pastor

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Christ's Charge to Peter by Raphael, 1515. In telling Peter to shepherd his sheep, Christ was appointing him as a pastor.

A pastor is what a leader is called in some Christian Churches. The word pastor is Latin for "shepherd".

Pastor Media

• A pastor with an open Bible on a stand

• A Lutheran priest of the Church of Sweden prepares for the celebration of Mass in Strängnäs Cathedral.

• A Catholic priest in Rome

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  A Methodist pastor wearing a cassock, vested with a surplice and stole, with preaching bands attached to his clerical collar

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  Baptist pastor Martin Luther King Jr.

Other websites

• New Advent. The Catholic Encyclopedia's entry on the term pastor.
• Gunpoint Pentecostal Church. A Pentecostal view on the term pastor.
• Pastors' Families and Personal Lives A collection of resources about keeping a pastor's personal life vibrant.
• Pastor's Role Archived 2007-12-11 at the Wayback Machine. A collection of articles about the role of a pastor in a church.
• Pastoral Administration Archived 2007-12-11 at the Wayback Machine. Articles about a pastor's role as administrator of a church.