{"id":46907,"date":"2025-08-03T21:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T21:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=46907"},"modified":"2026-09-21T15:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:20:53","slug":"bible-verses-about-pastors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/bible-verses-about-pastors\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Bijbelverzen over voorgangers, en waarom het Nieuwe Testament het woord nauwelijks gebruikt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>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&#039;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\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\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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