plural pastors
: a spiritual overseer
especially
: a clergyperson serving a local church or parish
Examples of pastor in a Sentence
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
Officials from the American Civil Liberties Union, law professors, a pastor, a high school principal and two commissioners of the Los Angeles County Probation Department have all urged a judge to grant him bail.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
The parsonage, or pastor's house, is connected to the church building.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
The words are part of a sermon by Combs’ friend, Dallas pastor/motivational speaker T.D. Jakes, from Scripture: Luke 8:22-26.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
John-Paul was reportedly the pastor at a church in Myrtle Beach.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
In tears Krista Daniels, wife of the late Weldon Daniels, pastor emeritus at Pilgrim Valley Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Worth, expressed her disgust with the conduct of the court and the discussions being had.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
The church's pastor, Rev. Brandon Gilmore, 47, was dismayed by the development while pointing to a struggle to meet funding and attendance needs.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
The horrifying scene made national headlines — an armed man walking up to the front of a church and aiming a gun at the pastor in the middle of his Sunday sermon.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 8 May 2024
Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
My call there is to work hard to pastor it as a parish, but also to send out the message of the unity of the church of all parishes under the archbishop.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2023
During the pandemic, Dwight Mosley, who pastors a church in neighboring DeSoto County, helped run a drive-thru food pantry at an arena in Tunica County where long lines of cars showed how many families were overwhelmed.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 19 July 2023
Kirchharr later left the company to pastor a church, and Dustin Kilgore, a former Monroeville firefighter who had learned the ropes from Kirchharr, became the production manager.
—Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 6 Oct. 2021
Two Norwegian couples heading the San Pedro site returned home earlier this year, and Berg, who had arrived from Norway in the summer of 2019 to pastor a sister church in San Francisco, now splits his time between the two locales.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2020
Noun
Sister Wife Murder centers on Chloe (Dia Nash), who attends church for the first time and is immediately drawn to the pastor, Caleb (Matthew Daddario).
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2024
Officials from the American Civil Liberties Union, law professors, a pastor, a high school principal and two commissioners of the Los Angeles County Probation Department have all urged a judge to grant him bail.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
The parsonage, or pastor's house, is connected to the church building.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
The words are part of a sermon by Combs’ friend, Dallas pastor/motivational speaker T.D. Jakes, from Scripture: Luke 8:22-26.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
John-Paul was reportedly the pastor at a church in Myrtle Beach.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
In tears Krista Daniels, wife of the late Weldon Daniels, pastor emeritus at Pilgrim Valley Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Worth, expressed her disgust with the conduct of the court and the discussions being had.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
The church's pastor, Rev. Brandon Gilmore, 47, was dismayed by the development while pointing to a struggle to meet funding and attendance needs.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
The horrifying scene made national headlines — an armed man walking up to the front of a church and aiming a gun at the pastor in the middle of his Sunday sermon.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 8 May 2024
Verb
Donna Nez, who pastors the Hard Rock Community Church in northwest Arizona, also opposes the bill.
—Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
My call there is to work hard to pastor it as a parish, but also to send out the message of the unity of the church of all parishes under the archbishop.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2023
During the pandemic, Dwight Mosley, who pastors a church in neighboring DeSoto County, helped run a drive-thru food pantry at an arena in Tunica County where long lines of cars showed how many families were overwhelmed.
—Bracey Harris, NBC News, 19 July 2023
Kirchharr later left the company to pastor a church, and Dustin Kilgore, a former Monroeville firefighter who had learned the ropes from Kirchharr, became the production manager.
—Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 6 Oct. 2021
Two Norwegian couples heading the San Pedro site returned home earlier this year, and Berg, who had arrived from Norway in the summer of 2019 to pastor a sister church in San Francisco, now splits his time between the two locales.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2020
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