Dr. King began his civil rights crusade as pastor of a local church, and some of the key people in Clergy and Laity Concerned have been local pastors. (religion-online.org)
As a full time pastor of a local church who loves the Church and God's people and all people, I concur that the Church is often the biggest stumbling block in the potential life of faith in an unbeliever. (nakedpastor.com)
And in O'Malley's defense, it must be remembered that he is the pastor of a local church which may aptly be described as an ecclesiastical Chernobyl, the ground zero of the American abuse crisis. (firstthings.com)