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⛪ A joint pastor ⛪ To lead together
co-pastor

co-pastor

4.5
A church leader who shares duties with another leader
  • noun
  • /koʊˈpæstər/
  • UK
translation icon : co-pastor
  • After the church grew, they appointed a second co-pastor to help with the congregation.

Examples

  • My father is a co-pastor at our local church.

  • The new co-pastor joined our church last month.

  • Both co-pastors work together to organize community events and lead services.

  • She became a co-pastor to share leadership responsibilities with her longtime colleague.

  • After the church grew, they appointed a second co-pastor to help with the congregation.

  • Both co-pastors work together to organize community events and lead services.

  • She became a co-pastor to share leadership responsibilities with her longtime colleague.

How Senior

to pastor
1 7.4
co-pastor
  • UK
4.5

Surface Forms

co-pastor singular
co-pastors plural

Morphology

co-pastor = pastor (transparent) = co + pastor

The prefix 'co-' meaning 'together' combines productively with 'pastor' to denote a jointly serving pastor, so the meaning is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Co-pastor comes from the prefix co- meaning 'together' and pastor meaning 'shepherd'. So a co-pastor is like a 'shared shepherd' who works with another leader to share the care and responsibilities of a church.