Beyond the loya jirga, a secondary problem of gross imbalance remains: ministry staffs are now dominated by Northern Alliance or former Communist personnel.

Other programs include Biblical research and study nights, led by ministry staff, and typically involve in-depth study of various books of the Bible.

The regional evangelists are full-time ministry staff who also have significant administrative responsibilities.

In other areas of the country, the ministry staff raise their own financial support for their salaries and the programs they operate.

All the sessions will be by appointment and ministry staff will be present to receive and acknowledge completed forms.

Calhoun is now on the ministry staff of the Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas and is a pitching coach for the school's high school baseball team.

The unit works with ministry staff to develop policy submissions and coordinate their passage through the government decision-making process.

The book's title comes from a speech given by one of the Soviet cultural ministry staff, who declared, "When the cannons are heard, the muses are silent.

BBCC's Campus Pastor Clay Scroggins is in charge of the local ministry staff.

The protesters, who included tax collectors, customs officials and ministry staff said they represented 35,000 employees.