A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. A very true observation but names do mean something. In the religious family I’m a part of we call the folks who run the church Elders. You might call them Pastors or Shepherds. Whatever name we use we know what these people do. They care for the souls that make up the church.

Here’s a suggestion. Why not call them Soul Practitioners? Just as a doctor practices medicine those of us who follow Christ practice the care of souls. We have professional soul practitioners and non-professional but were all about the same work. If you want to designated a certain group of these people as being in a primary servant role you could call them Head Soul Practitioners.

Just an idea.