Lay ministry

Lay ministry is a term used for members of faiths and Christian denominations who are not full-time paid clergy, or not ordained clergy, but who perform the same or similar function.

Role

The lay ministry's role and importance varies, depending on confession and regional situation:

Examples

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops uses the term Lay ecclesial ministry for a category of non-ordained pastoral ministers[1].

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints uses the term lay ministry to describe the bishops, stake presidents and other ecclesiastical leaders that are not full-time or paid clergy.

See also

  • Gordon Cheng (1 July 2007). "Let's abolish lay ministry".

References

  1. ↑ Katie Bahr. "The next generation of lay ministers".
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