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As church staff roles evolve, the SBC is forced to define the word ‘pastor’
Sixty years ago, Baptists would have had little reason to debate the meaning of the word “pastor.” In those simpler days, “the pastor” was the primary staff leader of a congregation — the person who preached most Sundays and provided pastoral care and leadership to the flock. Today, the nation’s largest non-Catholic denomination is being...
Mark Wingfield