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Is "Worship Pastor" a new term?

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From Wikipedia article "Worship pastor" > A Worship Pastor usually refers to a person in some Christian > churches, largely in North America, who ministers within the church > via music performance, as well as counseling and pastoring members of > the church's music team. > > This is a distinct role within a church, that contains elements of, > and overlaps with some of the roles of a church music director and > pastor, while being neither. Usually a worship pastor will also be > considered a worship leader of the church with the added > responsibilities of caring for members of a team, including other > worship leaders. A prominent Worship Pastor that I know is Darlene Zschech , the former worship pastor of Hillsong Church, who composed one of the most well-known modern worship songs, *"Shout to the Lord"*. - When did the term "Worship Pastor" originate? - Is this use of the term very recent? - Which denominations have Worship Pastors?
Asked by Mawia (16198 rep)
Feb 10, 2014, 06:21 AM
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