pastor's

Of the shepherd

Pastor's is the possessive form of pastor, indicating something belonging to or associated with a member of the clergy who leads a congregation.

It typically modifies nouns describing roles, spaces, or duties: the pastor's sermon, the pastor's office, the pastor's wife.

In Protestant churches especially, the pastor's authority and pastoral care define congregational life.

spiritual

flock

Animals gathered together

prayer · guidance · ministry · counsel · anointing · baptism · ordination · calling · shepherd · disciple

community

parishioners

Members of local congregation

  • membersPeople in an organization
  • eldersSenior community members
  • deaconsOrdained ministerial assistants

staff · volunteers · choir · youth · outreach · visitation · counseling · weddings · funerals · baptisms

residence

parsonage

Clergyman's provided dwelling

quarters · dwelling · housing · allowance · stipend · study · library · garden · hospitality · household

attire

robe

Long loose outer garment

cassock · surplice · clerical · alb · chasuble · cope · cincture · biretta · cross · necklace

role

duties

Required tasks or charges

appointment · tenure · authority · leadership · oversight · stewardship · charge · commission · mantle · succession

Opposites
ecclesiastical hierarchy/role

pastor'scongregation's

Of a gathered flock

layman's · worshipper's · seeker's · novice's · atheist's

shepherd-flock metaphor

pastor'sflock's

Belonging to grouped animals

congregation's · sheep's · parishioners · lambs · worshipper's

spiritual authority

pastor'sdisciple's

Belonging to devoted follower

student's · seeker's · novice's · convert's

Phrases
Family

pastor, pastors, pastoral, pastorally, pastorate, pastorship

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