Co pastor???

[FRINGE_NUTTER]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

where does the position copastor come from?

From the pastor saying CO, usually.

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

Here's the kicker, is an overseer the same as bishop.

Yes. The Greek word translated as "bishop" is "episkopos." The two root words in action here are "epi" which means "over" (as in epicenter) and "skopos" which means "seeing" (as in scope, microscope or telescope).

The English word "bishop" has a similar derivation from the Old Germanic and Latin languages on which English is based. You'll notice the "op" at the end of "bishop" - this is the same root as "optical."

"Bishop" means literally, "overseer."

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by FRINGE_NUTTER

From the pastor saying CO, usually.

It's just an accomadation to some local practice with a local assembly. No big deal. "Co" as a prefix here means "together."

Would that all the "pastors" who claim such a title (Ephesians 4:11) would considers themselves as "co-" with one another everywhere.

The fact that Truthseeker is dragging this out seems to suggest that there's a "copastor" somewhere or a church somewhere with a "copastor" that he has a grievance with. He would be better served working out his differences with them than in posting redundant and silly arguments against such an arcane issue.

No offense intended. Just MHO.

[FRINGE_NUTTER]

Originally Posted by pelathais

It's just an accomadation to some local practice with a local assembly. No big deal. "Co" as a prefix here means "together."

Would that all the "pastors" who claim such a title (Ephesians 4:11) would considers themselves as "co-" with one another everywhere.

The fact that Truthseeker is dragging this out seems to suggest that there's a "copastor" somewhere or a church somewhere with a "copastor" that he has a grievance with. He would be better served working out his differences with them than in posting redundant and silly arguments against such an arcane issue.

No offense intended. Just MHO.

Well, CO-Pastor might mean Colorado Pastor, too!.

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by lisafitzh2o

The term "co-pastor" has always confused me because I think of the prefix "co-" to mean something like "together"....i.e. co-op, co-ed, etc.

If the pastor is supposed to be the head of the church, then it reminds me of when old Bro. J.C. Cole used to say "anything with two heads is a freak".

Then again, it doesn't take much to confuse me anymore. Maybe someone out there can explain how two pastors can CO-EXIST.

where do you get the pastor is the head of the church?

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by Sam

Isn't the term co-pastor some times applied to the pastor's wife or other family members so they can collect a salary?

LOL Some seem to believe pastor wife makes the sixfold ministry.

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by pelathais

It's just an accomadation to some local practice with a local assembly. No big deal. "Co" as a prefix here means "together."

Would that all the "pastors" who claim such a title (Ephesians 4:11) would considers themselves as "co-" with one another everywhere.

The fact that Truthseeker is dragging this out seems to suggest that there's a "copastor" somewhere or a church somewhere with a "copastor" that he has a grievance with. He would be better served working out his differences with them than in posting redundant and silly arguments against such an arcane issue.

No offense intended. Just MHO.

We usually get in trouble when we start assuming things. I have no beef with copastors, never been a mamber of a church that has them.

[Truthseeker]

Well, it clear to me that copastor is not biblical or leats no one has posted anything to support it.