to pastor
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7.4
- verb
- /ˈpæstər/
:
pastorear
- She felt a calling to pastor her community and lead them in spiritual development.
- pastor a church
- pastor a congregation
And I told her, I said the town I grew up in had less people than the church that I pastor.
- And I told her, I said the town I grew up in had less people than the church that I pastor.
- But when I pastored them, go back to then, it was great because at the end, when you actually knew that you'd passed, you never knew anything.
Examples
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Thank you so much, pastoring us along.
Blog text (33) -
He went on to pastor a rural congregation and, while serving a church in Beesd, was "converted" by his peasant parishioners to a more orthodox form of Calvinism.
Academic text (2008) -
As he has stated to me, "I want to make room for the person God is calling to pastor our kids."
Blog text (3) -
In 12 years of pastoring you, I want to give you a quote:
Blog text (30) -
I was raised in an IFB church, but now I pastor a Southern Baptist church.
Blog text (8) -
This doesn't leave the pastor much time to pastor his flock.
Blog text (16) -
It's come to my attention that your father has been called to pastor the congregation of Calvary Baptist Church, so let's all offer her our warm congratulations.
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I pastor a small traditional non-denominational church, reinforcing our foundations by proclaiming Missio Dei.
Blog text (24) -
I've been minister at Moordown Baptist Church in Bournemouth since 1997 after spending seventeen years pastoring a church in Buckinghamshire.
Blog text (14) -
He decided to pastor the local church after years of experience in ministry.
Synonyms
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6.2
To act as a church leader by leading worship and caring for people
Compounds
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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How Active
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pastor comes from the same Latin pastor 'shepherd', so to pastor a church is to lead and care for its people like a shepherd cares for sheep.