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⛪ A joint pastor ⛪ To lead together
to co-pastor

to co-pastor

6.4
To serve as a church leader together with another leader
  • verb
  • /koʊˈpæstər/
  • UK
translation icon : co-pastorear
  • For several years, the two ministers have co-pastored the rural parish, dividing their responsibilities equally.

Examples

  • It can be challenging to co-pastor when leadership styles are very different.

  • They decided to co-pastor the church to better serve the growing congregation.

  • They co-pastor the community church together.

  • I am excited to co-pastor with my friend this year.

  • They decided to co-pastor the church to better serve the growing congregation.

  • For several years, the two ministers have co-pastored the rural parish, dividing their responsibilities equally.

  • I am excited to co-pastor with my friend this year.

Synonyms

to pastor
vsto co-pastor
1 7.4

To lead a Christian church and care for its members

shares leadership and responsibilities with others rather than leading alone
to cohead
vsto co-pastor
6.1

To lead a group or department together with another person

shares spiritual leadership in a church rather than managing secular operations
to cochair
vsto co-pastor
  • US
4.8

To share leading a meeting or committee with someone else

shares overall church leadership rather than only overseeing meetings or committees
to co-chair
vsto co-pastor
4.1

To share the job of leading a meeting or committee with another person

shares church leadership broadly instead of just running single meetings or events

How Collaborative

to co-pastor
  • UK
6.4
to assist
605 1.0
to lead
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

co-pastor infinitive
co-pastored past
co-pastored past participle
co-pastoring present participle
co-pastors third person singular

Morphology

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

The meaning is directly compositional: 'co-' means together or jointly, and 'pastor' supplies the church leadership role.

Etymology

Co-pastor as a verb comes from the same parts: co- 'together' and pastor 'shepherd'. To co-pastor is to lead a church together with someone else, sharing the leadership and the work.