senior pastor
Congregation's chief shepherd
Senior pastor is the lead minister of a Christian church, typically one with multiple clergy on staff.
The title distinguishes the principal pastor from associate or assistant pastors who serve under their leadership.
The senior pastor usually delivers the main Sunday sermon, oversees church operations, and sets the congregation's spiritual direction: The senior pastor announced his retirement after twenty years.
- reverendWorthy of veneration
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- preacherReligious sermon deliverer
- man of GodReligious leader or priest
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
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- church leadersrector, vicar, parson, preacher, reverend
- church rolesbishop, deacons, priest, lay readers, altar girl
- church staffaltar boy, parish priest, choirmaster, curate, church secretary
- clergypriest, bishop, pope, nun, monk
- Megachurchworship service, worship team, praise band, worship leader, contemporary worship
- Protestant clergypreacher, reverend, parson, ordained minister, Baptist preacher
senior pastorassociate pastor
Subordinate clergy member
assistant pastor · youth pastor · youth minister · children's minister · curate
senior pastorcongregant
Member of a worship assembly
layperson · parishioner · laity · churchgoer
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