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Williamson has advocated against liberation theology and accommodation of the church to post-modern cultural mores. He was the founder and editor of the Presbyterian Layman newspaper, [2] and the founder and CEO of the Presbyterian Lay Committee, both of which espoused his views that the less conservative member of the Presbyterian church were preaching a "false gospel".
In the Polity of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the pastor and associate pastor(s), if elected by the congregation and "installed" to a permanent pastorate by the presbytery, have votes as members of the session on any and all matters; [17] however, often they refrain from voting except in tie situations. The Pastor is not a voting member of ...
William H. Hudnut III – Presbyterian minister, Congressional representative from Indiana 1972–1974, four-term mayor of Indianapolis Ian Paisley – First Minister of Northern Ireland , veteran politician and church leader in Northern Ireland ; founding member and former Moderator of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster
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A category listing pages on Americans who are/were members of the clergy of any of the various Presbyterian denominations that are/were operating in the USA. The pages should, if possible, be placed in an appropriate subcategory instead of this category directly.
Lay ministry is a term used for ministers of faiths in Christian denominations who are not ordained in their faith tradition. Lay ministers are people who are elected by the church, full-time or part-time. They may have theological degrees and training, which may be required in certain instances, but not all lay ministries require this ...
A lay leader is a member of the laity in any congregation who has been chosen as a leader either by their peers or the leadership of the congregation. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In most denominations, lay leadership is not an ordained clerical office, and the lay leader's responsibilities vary according to the particular tradition of the congregation.
A lay preacher at a nineteenth-century Haugean conventicle. A lay preacher is a preacher who is not ordained (i.e. a layperson ) and who may not hold a formal university degree in theology . Lay preaching varies in importance between religions and their sects.