{"id":3523,"date":"2024-05-24T19:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/reverend-vs-minister-vs-pastor\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T22:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T22:14:36","slug":"reverend-vs-minister-vs-pastor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/reverend-vs-minister-vs-pastor\/","title":{"rendered":"R\u00e9v\u00e9rend est un titre, Ministre signifie serviteur, Pasteur signifie berger"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Reverend is a style rather than a job, minister means servant, and pastor means shepherd. Two of the three words describe work someone does, and the third describes honour someone is given. That third word is also the only one of the three that never appears in Scripture as a title for a human being. That is a good place to begin, because the muddle people get into over these words is not really about vocabulary. Reverend: a word that\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reverend is a style of honour rather than an office, while minister is Latin for servant and pastor is Latin for shepherd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-3523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53986,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/address-catholic-bishop\/","url_meta":{"origin":3523,"position":0},"title":"How to Address a Catholic Bishop: &#8220;Your Excellency&#8221; in Person and in Writing","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"avril 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Greet a Catholic bishop as Your Excellency, then Bishop and his surname. 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