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Pastor
A pastor is an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. A pastor also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation.
It is derived from the Latin word pastor, meaning shepherd. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, the term may be abbreviated to “Pr” or “Ptr” (singular) or “Ps” (plural).
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Pastor (noun)
A shepherd; someone who tends to a flock of animals.
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Pastor (noun)
Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people
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Pastor (noun)
A minister or a priest in a Christian church.
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Pastor (verb)
To serve a pastor
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Minister (noun)
A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
“The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation.”
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Minister (noun)
A politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
“He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.”
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Minister (noun)
At a diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
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Minister (noun)
A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.
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Minister (verb)
To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.
“A newspaper headline: Couple leaves business world to minister to inner-city children”
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Minister (verb)
to function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship
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Minister (verb)
To afford, to give, to supply.