“The Pastor” of a church, ministry or whatever …

Is a phrase and a concept utterly absent from the New Testament.

Nope, not, nada …

Just ain’t there.

Instead, it comes from reading post-Biblical assumptions, presumptions and meanings not found in Scripture back into Scripture.

In the New Testament, some minister pastorally …

As simply one of many different functions expressed within a healthy church by a diversity of people.

More specifically, the New Testament references multiple elders in each church, each of whom is to functionally pastor …

As well as teach, watch over and protect God’s flock together, among other things.

But no one is ever called a “Senior Pastor,” “Lead Pastor,” or any other form of “Pastor” in the New Testament …

And the word is never, ever used as justification for one person to be over a church.

Be a Berean …

Search Scripture to see if these things be so.

Then have the courage to follow what God’s Word actually says …

Rather than subsequent human traditions.