The other lay member of the court was a simple looking working man, about 50 years old.
I understand the lay members took a full part in the debate.
There was one brother (a lay member of the institute).
The chair of the panel is always a lay member.
The lay members had to be approved by the bishop.
Each team in England has to include a lay member.
You also need them to buy into the system and learn from the concerns of those lay members.
Public speaking was common for both leaders and other lay members.
The lay members have the same say as the chairman.
But he said the church should exert some political influence through its lay members.