Title Usage In The UPC: Brother & Sister So and So

[tamor]

Originally Posted by My Own Eyes

I wasn't in church but 7 or 8 years, and the majority of it was in the north. And where I lived, we never referred to the Pastors of other churches as Pastor. They were usually referred to as Brother.

As in, "my pastor is Pastor Doe, but Ruth attends Brother Smith's Church"

So the term pastor to me was always a title given by you to the other, implying that you agreed to put yourself under their authority. And so to willingly call someone pastor implies (to myself) that I am recognizing them as a spiritual authority over me. I never really realized that before.

Wow, this is like therapy

I'll PM ya my address for you to send your check to!