pastorates
Church leadership terms
Pastorates is the plural of pastorate, meaning positions or offices held by pastors, or the periods during which pastors serve.
A pastorate encompasses both the role and its duration: He held three pastorates over forty years of ministry.
The term can also refer to the body of pastors collectively.
Religious leader or serve
- reverendWorthy of veneration
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- clergymanOrdained religious leader
- clericOrdained religious leader
preacher · chaplain · vicar · rector · parson · curate · presbyter · ordained
Scheduled time for something
- incumbencyHolding an official position
- installationProcess of putting in
- inductionFormal admission process
- callContact by phone
term · service · assignment · posting · charge · benefice · living · curacy
Local church community
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- rectoryClergy dwelling near church
- vicarageClergy residence
- parsonageClergyman's provided dwelling
manse · chapel · sanctuary · diocese · congregation · pulpit · altar · vestry
Guiding a group protectively
- preachingDelivering moral discourse
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
oversight · stewardship · ministry · visitation · baptisms · weddings · funerals · sermons
Animals gathered together
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- believersThose having faith
worshipers · churchgoers · laity · fellowship · assembly · disciples · followers · adherents
minister
Religious leader or serve
cleric · preacher · chaplain · vicar · rector · parson · curate · presbyter · ordained · ecclesiastic
appointment
Scheduled time for something
- incumbencyHolding an official position
- installationProcess of putting in
- inductionFormal admission process
call · term · service · assignment · posting · charge · benefice · living · curacy · rectorship
parish
Local church community
parsonage · manse · chapel · sanctuary · diocese · congregation · pulpit · altar · vestry · sacristy
shepherding
Guiding a group protectively
- preachingDelivering moral discourse
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- teachingProfession of instructing others
guidance · oversight · stewardship · ministry · visitation · baptisms · weddings · funerals · sermons · sacraments
flock
Animals gathered together
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
believers · worshipers · churchgoers · laity · fellowship · assembly · disciples · followers · adherents · devotees
pastorateslaity
Non-ordained church members
congregation · parishioners · flock · diaconate · deaconships