Pastor-teacher
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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- 1 Synonym of pastor.
"A pastor-teacher is one who loves the people of God. As the evangelist brings them to the Lord, the pastor-teacher leads them on in the Lord. One introduces the unbeliever to salvation, the other introduces him to the Christian life. One is the obstetrician, the other is the pediatrician. A good friend of mine says a pastor-teacher who does not love people is like a shepherd who is allergic to sheep or a woman who wants to have a family but can't stand kids!"
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More examples"A pastor-teacher is one who loves the people of God. As the evangelist brings them to the Lord, the pastor-teacher leads them on in the Lord. One introduces the unbeliever to salvation, the other introduces him to the Christian life. One is the obstetrician, the other is the pediatrician. A good friend of mine says a pastor-teacher who does not love people is like a shepherd who is allergic to sheep or a woman who wants to have a family but can't stand kids!"
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