Clementson was born at Chippendale, and was educated to primary level before becoming a pastoral worker.
In the context of lay pastoral workers he said "The narrow culture of clericalism has to be eliminated.
As an AWU organizer, he worked hard to maintain the conditions of pastoral workers during the 1920s and 1930s.
The industry began in the mid-1860s with pastoral workers who collected shell in shallow waters, either from shore or in small boats.
The pastoral workers introduced the language of human rights as a way to denounce what many saw as systems of oppression.
Lears, a pastoral worker and educator, had publicly stated her belief that all of the church's ministries, including the priesthood, should be open to women.
The leader of worship sat behind a table, flanked by his fellow pastoral workers.
Pratt married in 1988 and became active as a social and pastoral worker.
He was convicted in a criminal court for the rape of a minor during the eighties, but could continue his activities as a teacher and pastoral worker.
The best known form of diaconate are trained, paid pastoral workers, often working in parishes with considerable social and economic deprivation.