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pastor

[pas-ter, pah-ster] / ˈpæs tər, ˈpɑ stər /


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From the age of six, she sang in the local church where her grandfather was the pastor, and was performing on her local TV station by the time she was a teenager.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

“People feel like they’re imprisoned in their own neighborhood,” said Kyron Shorter, senior pastor at Bethesda Temple Church.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

And in Kansas, Adam Hamilton, a pastor who talks about bipartisanship, will take on Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in November.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2026

Last month OpenAI was sued for the “unauthorized practice of medicine” by a Florida pastor seeking advice for a pulmonary embolism.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

“I was here a month ago when the pastor talked about faith. I remember when he said that Jesus told Jairus, ‘Don’t be afraid; just believe.’

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Ren insisted that financial giving -- used partly to pay pastors -- is part of Biblical teaching practised by Christian churches.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

At the door, Springfield pastors were offering communion and prayer.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

Half of all pastors say they use AI for brainstorming or idea generation, according to the Barna Group, a firm that studies U.S. faith trends.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Lynas said he believes the bill risks criminalising "teachers, parents, therapists, pastors and many others".

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

They have portraits of all the old, dead pastors on the walls.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas




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