He's an ordained pastor and used to be head pastor at a church but now he his co-manager to the boys.
i thought he was a preacher /minister/ pastor in a church
Dorothea Handel
In most mainstream denominations the congregation "owns" the church not the pastor. Some churches are created by one person who would "own" it, but in most cases the church is not owned by the pastor. I would be weary of a church where the pastor owns it. The when the denomination or congregation owns the church it provides checks and balances to avoid corruption and megalomania by a pastor or sole person running the church. If a person is a secondary worship leader and desires to be a senior pastor, then since most churches seeking a pastor have a "pulpit committee" that would help vet the candidates you would need to seek out churches that need a pastor and talk to the committee that is charges with finding the pastor. Each church has it's own set of requirements. My husband got out of seminary and got a church right away as a senior pastor and we have been at this one and only church for 22 years. Every congregation is unique and you will just have to contact each one like any other job you seek to have with resumes, recommendations etc.
Dr. King's mother was choir director and organist of the Ebenezer Baptist Church. She was a school teacher before being married but female teachers were then not allowed to work while they were married, she had to give up her job as a teacher.
he was a pastor of a baptist church in Montgomery,Alabama in September 1 1954
he was a pastor of a baptist church in Montgomery,Alabama in September 1 1954
She was a teacher before becoming a wife and mother. She also was heavily involved in the activities of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
he was a pastor of a baptist church in Montgomery,Alabama in September 1 1954
I think they would have another job, unless the church was large and could support them.
Methodist Ministers have total authority over the worship service. They have total authority over teaching new members for admission to membership in the church. The rest of their authority mainly depends on leadership ability and an ability to size up situations and step in when needed. The methodist pastor can call up the bishop and say, "Get me out of here," and he will. The pastor parish relations committee can vote to remove the pastor from the church, and the bishop will. It is generally the congregation that elects that committee. Still, unlike some churches, if some busybody in the congregation doesn't like the pastor, the congregation can't vote to get rid of the pastor. So the pastor has to work but doesn't have to worry about a split in the congregation. John Wesley set up the Methodist Church so that individual congregations could function without a pastor around. Thus, if the creeks were over the bridges and the circuit rider could not get across the swollen rivers, the churches functioned as normal. If the members of the church boards did not do the work and the boards could not function, the pastor could step in and make appointments. When there is a conflict, it is the job of the District Superintendent to come in and review the situation.
She was a minister's wife which is a job in itself. She would work in parsonage and the church.