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The principal clerical officer in most Protestant denominations. Latin for pastor. In the New Testament, shepherds represent Jesus and flocks represent believers, so Protestants use pastors to call pastors who preside over teaching and managing believers. Protestant denominations believe that every believer has a direct connection with God through his or her faith, and that clergy are only "guides" to lead believers to Christ, not "intermediaries." In a Presbyterian church, the pastor is elected by the local congregation, and together with the elders, forms the general assembly, congregation or district meeting, and serves as the moderator of the meeting. In a Congregational Church, the pastor is the head of the church in each independent congregation and is directly and democratically elected by the faithful. In the episcopal church, the position of priest (translated as "president" in the Anglican Church) is intermediate between that of the bishop and that of the synod.
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A priest is different from a priest. The priest (father) is a Roman Catholic religious office, for thousands of years only men can hold this position, and they are not married for life, in recent years, some Catholic reform figures have advocated allowing women to serve as priests (father), but was rejected by the conservative Church. Priests could marry and women could become priests.
In China, according to the Measures for the Identification of Christian Clergy in China, pastors should have the following basic conditions:
(1) Support the leadership of the Communist Party of China, support the socialist system and abide by discipline and law;
(b) the faith is pure, in line with the requirements of the Bible, the content of the Bible and the Apostles' Creed as the basis for belief, respect for the characteristics of different beliefs;
(3) Adhere to the principle of three self, can unite believers to take the road of patriotism, love religion, honor God and benefit people;
(4) to give freely, to have the mission and commitment of the ministry of the Church, to observe the relevant provisions of the "Regulations of the Church" and to exercise the sacraments and liturgies of the Church in accordance with their respective duties;
(5) Have good moral character and behavior witness. At the same time, they should have a formal theological education, including a bachelor's degree in theology (four years) or above, and must have at least two years of pastoral work experience; Graduates of theology or Bible school (two to three years) must have at least three years of pastoral work experience.
According to the "Regulations of the Chinese Christian Church", pastors should have formal full-time theological education (formal diploma obtained from a theological college at home and abroad recognized by the National Christian Congress), bachelor's degree (four years) or above, must have more than two years of pastoral experience; College (three years) graduates must have more than three years of pastoral experience. The immediate age of the priest shall not exceed sixty years. The pastor is mainly responsible for the church's various ministries and management of the church; Administer the sacraments; Pastors and teaches believers. Any person who applies for the priesthood shall submit a written application to the church management organization, be elected by more than two-thirds of the members of the church management organization, be publicized in the service church for two weeks, be recommended by the local Christian two sessions, and be approved by the city (prefecture, prefecture, league) Christian two sessions in the district where they are located to report to the provincial (autonomous region, municipality) Christian two sessions. Provincial (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central Government) Christian two sessions should be widely heard and assessed. After the assessment is passed, the Christian two sessions of the province (autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government) shall select more than three pastors to form a group to be established. Those who have been ordained as a teacher (or associate minister) for more than one year and meet the requirements for ordination shall be ordained as a minister in accordance with the relevant procedures.
