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Why would someone be caught carrying a bomb or defying a child he shouts I m a Pastor and the next day all the media headlines are 'A PASTOR CAUGHT ....'without investigating who,where,how pastors.

Who is a Pastor ??
1. A Christian minister or priest having spiritual charge over a congregation or other group.
2. A layperson having spiritual charge over a group.
3. A shepherd.

The word itself is derived from the Latin word pastōr which means shepherd.
The usage of pastor comes from its use in the Bible. In the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament), the Hebrew word רעה (transliterated: ra`ah) is used. The word is used 173 times, and is used to describe feeding sheep like in Genesis 29:7 and also in regards to human beings like in Jeremiah 3:15, “And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding” (KJV).
In the New Testament, the Greek word ποιμην (transliterated: poimēn) is used and is normally translated pastor or shepherd. The word is used 18 times in the New Testament. For example, Ephesians 4:11, “And He gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers” (KJV). Jesus also called himself the “Good Shepherd” in John 10:11.
Historical usage: Around 400 AD, Augustine, a famous North African bishop, described a pastor’s job
“Disturbers are to be rebuked, the low-spirited to be encouraged, the infirm to be supported, objectors confuted, the treacherous guarded against, the unskilled taught, the lazy aroused, contentious restrained, the haughty repressed, litigants pacified, the poor relieved, the oppressed liberated, the good approved, the evil borne with, and all are to be loved”.
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[b]Which definition of a Pastor do you want to be?

Do you need to join staff, get a title or the be the head of a church in order to be a pastor or are you already functioning as a Pastor in your everyday life?
If being a pastor is who you are in everyday life, acknowledge it and with greatfulness and enthusiasm, be a pastor at all times to whatever flock is around you whether it’s a school, neighborhood, ministry or work place.).
People will naturally follow you because of who you are and who you represent rather than the title you carry.).
If you happen to get hired later to run a ministry or join a staff, make sure you have or learn the administrative and management skills neccesary to do so.
Do not allow your organizational tasks, allegiance or paycheck drown out your allegiance to Jesus whom you serve and the usage of the natural pastorship gift he has given you to serve him.

It's called sensational reporting.It sells more than if they had reported "Man caught with bomb"

BTW, are you a pastor for real?

@Kadonye,Yes youth Pastor...I assist young people and teenagers in our church,in schools,in my family,in the community to know God more and understand their value in God's eye.And so when I see the media tarnishing the title Pastor I feel sad because the young people will not respect that office.On a positive note it helps in that the teenagers and youths can also understand that pastors are also human beings and their reference should be to God not a man.

Pastor M,

Pole sana. I feel you because when such things happen, all Pastors are lumped together even when they have a very different standing.

I dont know, but i think this time the media only reported what they could see... what i saw on tv was a man wearing a pastor's collar. and thats not the usual dressing of the common mwananchi.... may be the culprit wore that to disguise his intentions but really, though media sometimes(a lot of times) is wrong, this time i think they did not make it up. It is the society that we are living in these days that has stopped respecting/fearing God.