Confessions of a Pastoral Bully

This distinction is mine because I successfully completed a three-year graduate program in theology (I'm also a Master of Divinity) and passed a theological exam before a body of ministers and elders. Upon passing that examination I was ordained and granted the privilege of being addressed as Reverend. This distinction also entitled me to be the pastor of a church: its preacher, the one who oversees the church ordinances, and the one privileged to pronounce the benediction.
According to the church and the world, I am one set apart. I am a member of the clergy, and my title distinguishes me as such. Sounds pretty good, huh?