lay ministry

Of more importance, however, will be the serious questions the paper raises about lay ministry in our Church today.

For many years some parts of the church have relaxed the official rules about lay ministry.

Lay Ministry is the key to church development in the church today.

But I think the growth of lay ministry in the past 25 years has shown us that it is something far richer.

Of course there are other lay ministries that we have long associated with worship.

In a church you might call it lay ministry.

How do today's Christians fulfill their calling to lay ministry?

Before entering the seminary he considered getting married and taking on a lay ministry.

Thus, a question about the nominee’s service as a bishop serves to open a discussion of the church’s lay ministry.

Have one point person gather and disseminate lay ministry information.

He is working with a lay ministry team and a focus group for identifying spiritual gifts.

No, and for the same reasons that not all lay ministry is stipended.

After retirement from law, he has pursued music and lay ministry work full-time.

Lay ministries that have always been present at the heart of our parish thus take on a more public profile.

Another complicating influence is the current emphasis on the lay ministry.

“And we’ve had an explosion in what we call lay ministry,” he added.

Married with three grown up children, he has been working in full time lay ministry in the church for over 20 years.

In addition we will look at lay ministry in its contemporary setting.

Membership continued to decline slowly throughout the decade, despite a report that lay ministry was on the increase.

Bishop Michael emphasised the pioneering nature of this new lay ministry.

All these were follows of Jesus, all called to lay ministry.

Some specialized lay ministries require special licensing by the bishop.

Is lay ministry, on the scale it is needed, even viable?

The parish provides for a variety of lay ministries.

One goal would be to help students see the priesthood, religious life and lay ministry as vocations.