What is the difference between a pastor and a reverend, really?

[coloradodem2005]

[KitchenWitch]

1. could be level of education before being ordained?

I have no idea since I am pagan.

[HamstersFromHell]

2. Evangelists do more than lay people

:evilgrin:

[coloradodem2005]

3. I think this is a joke, but I don't quite get it.

[Maat]

4. My pastor is the main minister at our church.

We have "associate ministers" who help.

My pastor, thus, "has her own church."

Am I on the right path with this?

[Reverend_Smitty]

5. I believe so...

All pastors are ministers, but not all ministers are pastors. So the pastor is the "main" man/woman at a church

[Maat]

7. Thanks.

Some of our ministers just like to help out, maybe take on teaching a class or such. They don't want the responsibility of managing a church.

[Skip Intro]

6. What about priest and minister?

[Reverend_Smitty]

8. A priest is catholic...and a minister is protestant

[Historic NY]

9. Gets confusing I think that why anything after priest is color coded

in the Catholic Church.

[RevCheesehead]

10. it's all a jumbled mess.

"Reverend" is a title. My official title is "The Reverend Cheesehead."

Some clergy choose to be called Rev. Some prefer the use of Pastor. Some denominations use one or the other, exclusively (most ELCA Lutheran churches call their clergy "pastor.")

Priests are Catholic and Episcopal.

Most protestant denominations hopelessly confuse the two, and there is very little, other than personal preference or tradition, to know what to call the pastoral leader.

Personally, I choose "Pastor" - mostly because people who know me realize I can be totally irreverant at times. :)

[sparky_in_ma]

11. Not you.

I've never known you to be irreverant.O8)

[RevCheesehead]

12. hey there, novel guy!

I missed you tonight. Are you still working impossibly long hours?

[sparky_in_ma]

13. Yes.

:-( And fighting a cold. (I came home, took a shower and fell asleep at 7:00) Rev Cheesehead sounds better than Pastor Cheesehead. IMHO

[RevCheesehead]

14. you needed to sleep.

The KOEB can survive (barely) without you. I, however, cannot. :hug:

If I went the other route, I'd be named Pastor Parmesan. Doesn't do a thing for me (and I'm not Italian, either).

Is Jamie keeping you company? (cats are the best when you're feeling out of sorts.)

[sparky_in_ma]

16. As soon as I hit the couch

there's a kitty cuddling.:loveya: Hope to be on tomorrow, I miss you ladies. (Leaving this thread, don't want to hijack it too much):pals:

[RevCheesehead]

17. alas - I will be late.

It's the busy season, and I'm working tomorrow and Friday at 7. But I may check in later - especially if the party's still going.

Try not to have too much fun without me!

Sleep well, Sparky. :hug:

[sonicx]

15. Why are Catholics verbally seperated from other Christians?

I never got that...