pastorate

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The group says it was the first mainline Protestant denomination to ordain a woman as a minister and the first to ordain an openly gay man to the pastorate.

From Washington Times

Last summer, the council surveyed clergy and found about a quarter said they were considering retiring or leaving the pastorate due to the stresses of ministry during COVID.

From Washington Times

When Pat was 7, his father accepted the pastorate of a Tacoma church.

From Seattle Times

When he began his pastorate at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, a block from Alabama’s capitol, a sophisticated note crept in.

From Economist

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has launched a long-term plan to reallocate resources over several years, including folding parishes into a smaller number of worship centers called pastorates.

From Washington Post