Our Squadron padre has recently left. We are now looking for a new padre.
Quick question - what is the difference between a Pastor and a Reverend. A local Methodist church to us has a number of Pastors who we have an existing relationship with who we’d like to engage - I assume a pastor is just a different term for a priest and therefore could be a squadron chaplain?
Anyone have any info?
Cheers - I therefore assume that a Pastor could be a chaplain?
Fairly sure we had what I think you might call a lay-preacher as a padre for a time.
Your Wing Bible Bod will know all the ins and outs.
Ours is a Pastor when he’s not our Padre
Yeah, technically you don’t need to be ordained to a Squadron Padre anyway, nor do you need to be a Christian.
The ACPs seem to be based around CofE and PI404 says they “are to be accredited church workers/ministers”
I think that the interpretation of “church” and “accredited” is being done in a flexible way. I know of at least one non-Christian padre and one Lay-Preacher.
I was on a unit which had a lay-preacher as a Padre
I am sure i heard that in Warwickshire & Birmingham Wing there is a Muslim padre