Usually they are members of the community who have pursued academic careers in philosophy or divinity, and most have another job. There is no firm set of qualifications for that position.
Yes
Some churches have a pastor for three years only, they are called temporary pastors. But smaller churches have pastors serving for many years at that church only they are called permanent pastors.--Some very small churches have pastors that are assigned to a bigger church. These may be associate pastors in bigger local churches, and are assigned to these small churches, whereby they are under the supervision of a senior pastor, and gain experience in being a pastor in their own right. In many places these temporary pastors are called Vicars.
Yes Catholic priests are more then christian pastors.
They are not paid
Christian Mingle is an ecumenical Christian dating site. In other words, Christians of all denominations are welcome to use the services. The site has testimonials from pastors from such a variety of churches as Presbyterian and Baptist.
When someone is in a Christian fellowship it means they belong to a large network of Christian churches and/or a church that belongs to such a network.
Many Christian churches donate large amounts of money to both charitable and environmental organizations.
The baroque church musician was paid for performing music for worship. In modern Christian churches, paid pastors often lead volunteer worship bands with the same purpose.
There are thousands of churches in Georgia, ranging from small community congregations to large mega-churches. The exact number is constantly changing as new churches are established and others close.
The Old Testament was completed before the advent of Christianity, and the position of pastor is a Christian office. The Old Testament does not mention Christian pastors.
Christian Ministries International is a ministry based organization dedicating themselves to historic Biblical Christianity. Seminars are held in churches around the country, and they train pastors and missionaries to respond to cults and other religions in the missionary field.
Australian Christian Churches was created in 1937.