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Methodist Church, USA) have maintained a succession over 200 years but are not concerned to claim that the succession goes back in unbroken line to the time of the first Apostles. Very many other major episcopal churches, however-Roman Catholic,
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ordain to the office of deacon and elder, each of whom can use the title of pastor depending. United
Methodists also use the title of pastor for non-ordained clergy who are licensed and appointed to serve a congregation as their pastor or associate pastor, often referred to as
915:". The term Pastor, Shepherd, and Elder are all the same position. The term "Senior Pastor" does not exist in scripture, but - in multi-staffed churches - is commonly used to denote the pastor who does the preaching. Many Protestant churches call their ministers "pastors".
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1914:"Why are some Catholic priests called "pastor"?"
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1125:of various denominations often bear a formal
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2044:Sequeira, Tahira (8 February 2021).
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