pastor vs minister of religion

pastor and minister of religion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pastor	Yes	No	No	No
minister of religion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pastor and minister of religion are synonyms defined as:

pastor and minister of religion: a person authorized to conduct religious worship

Other synonyms of pastor include curate, minister, parson, rector.

pastor (noun)	minister of religion (noun)
a person authorized to conduct religious worship	a person authorized to conduct religious worship