What is the role of a pastor in a church? I know that there a bunch of roles, but if you were to whittle it down to one thing (a la City Slickers), what would it be? What is the main objective of a pastor?
Yeah, the question kinda spring out of me trying to figure out what part the pastor would play in the church planting project... actually, I think he's trying to figure that out himself. I'm thinking that a lot of our miscommunication with each other is the result of different perceptions of what the main role of a pastor is in relation to the church.
So, I'm interested. What do you think? And if you have any insights as to what Japanese pastors are taught, that'd be even better!