Priest or pastor? It would be helpful to recover the New Testament
designation 'pastor'. 'Minister' is a misleading term because it is
generic rather than specific, and always therefore requires a qualifying
adjective to indicate what kind of ministry is in mind. 'Priest' is
unfortunately ambiguous. Those with knowledge of the etymology of
English words are aware that 'priest' is simply a contraction of
'presbyter', meaning 'elder'. But it is also used to translate the Greek
word *hiereus*, a sacrificing priest, which is never used of Christian
ministers in the New Testament --- John R.W. Stott
Pastor or priest ?
