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[English Version] . Der Begriff P. stellt die Amtsbez. des bzw. der ev. Pfarrer/Pfarrerin dar, wie sie in verschiedenen Gegenden, etwa im niederdt. Sprachraum, und Ländern (z.B. Frankreich: Le pasteur) üblich ist. Eine sachliche Differenz von Gewicht zur Bez. Pfarrer besteht nicht. Sie ist abgeleitet von lat. pastor, »Hirte«. Mit der Bez. P. wird die bibl. Bildsprache (bes. Ps 23; Joh 10,11) in Anspruch genommen, um die geistl. Funktion des Pfarrers hervorzuheben und v.a. die Aspekte der Fürsorge, der engen Verbundenheit und der Verantwortung zu betonen.…

[German Version] The term pastor (from Lat. pastor…

[German Version] I. Law – II. Practical Theology I. Law Church governance, or leadership, in the broader sense is the collective term for all the organs of church governance in a Protestant regional church. In the more limited sense, the church leadership is the organ responsible for the continuous leadership of the church. The term used may be church leadership, but sometimes also church government, church senate, church council, moderamen, or synodal council. Its specific configuration is appropriate to the type of leadership realized. In the broader sense, the church leade…

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[German Version] I. Concept – II. History – III. Theology – IV. Sociology – V. Law – VI. Statistics I. Concept The term “clergy” refers to persons who are ordained and who are ordinarily called to full-time (recently also part-time or non-stipendiary) service to carry out the preaching office. Etymologically, “clergy” is derived from the Gk kleros, meaning “lot” or “inheritance,” possibly a reference to the tribe of Levi having the Lord as their lot (Deut 18:2). The etymological derivation of the German term Pfarrer is no…

[German Version] I. Denominations: Lutheran Churches in History – II. Lutheran Churches Today – III. Statistical Survey – IV. Missions – V. Ecumenism I. Denominations: Lutheran Churches in History 1. General Lutheranism denotes that portion of Christianity that traces its historical and theological origin to the Reformation of Martin Luther and uses his works as its theological foundation. The Latin terms Lutherani and Lutheranismus were coined originally by Roman Catholic opponents of the Reformation movement in order to identify it as heretical (firs…