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8th September 05, 01:01 PM
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Just FYI
The traditional usages of ecclesiastical terms (this is from me, not a dictionary)
Rector - priest in charge of a parish
Vicar - someone, usually a priest, representing the person in charge (usually the bishop - especially for parishes where the priest is not permanent)
Father - a spiritual father of someone (as St. Paul refers to himself in the NT) Not always ordained, some monks are called father by their spiritual children, esp. in the Orthodox tradition.
Pastor - a clergyman with pastoral oversight of a parish. Not equal in responsibility to rector, but a "minister" without a parish is not a pastor (i.e. the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Rev Al Sharpton, the Rev. Jesse Duplantis, etc. - not a slam, just the fact)
Reverend - an adjective, as in "The Reverend Mr. soandso" Saying "Rev. Bill" is a borrowing of title from the adjective, not grammatically correct, but a tradition in Methodist Churches, among others.
Minister - anyone who ministers to others.
There are others, I'm sure I don't know all the new ones.
If I have offended, it was not intentional, and if this post has to be removed, I apologize.
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