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Japanese The New Testament uses the word pastor, meaning shepherd, for church leaders only once, and it describes the same leaders more often as elders and overseers. In Acts 20:28 and 1 Peter 5:2, the same group is called elders, told to shepherd the flock, and described as overseers. The letters say more about a leader’s character and duties than about a title. The twenty verses below cover where the word comes from, what is asked of the person, what the…
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