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Pastoral District (Gyogu)
A pastoral district is a unit into which church members are divided, by region or by group, for pastoral care and church governance. In Korean Protestantism the term (gyogu) usually refers to a pastoral district within a single congregation, while in Anglicanism it refers to a regional church unit, or diocese, under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
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- District Superintendent (Methodism)Church Offices
A district superintendent is a pastoral office in Methodist churches. The holder represents a district (district conference) made up of several congregations, provides pastoral care for the churches and pastors of that area, and oversees its administration.
- Pastoral CallOrganization & Polity
A pastoral call is the process by which a church formally invites and receives a minister, such as a senior pastor or associate pastor, according to established procedures. The specific procedures and the body that makes the decision vary with each denomination's system of church government.
- Pastoral VisitationChristian Life
Pastoral visitation is the practice in which a pastor or church officer visits church members at home, in the hospital, at work, or elsewhere to worship with them, pray for them, and inquire about their circumstances. In Korean Protestant churches, a regular annual visit to every household is called the great visitation (daesimbang).
- Pastoral PensionOrganization & Polity
A pastoral pension is a pension system operated by a denomination or church to support pastors who have retired or can no longer carry out their duties, as well as their surviving families.
- Pastoral HonorariumOrganization & Polity
A pastoral honorarium is money that a church pays regularly to its ministers, such as the senior pastor, associate pastors, and evangelists, to support their living. It is often referred to simply as an "honorarium."
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