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Christian ministry is the vocational work of living and teaching about their faith, in the hopes of increasing the population of God's people done by the church, church officials, congregational members, and Jesus followers.
The Church of England defines the ministry of priests as follows: . Priests are called to be servants and shepherds among the people to whom they are sent. With their Bishop and fellow ministers, they are to proclaim the word of the Lord and to watch for the signs of God's new creation.
Christ is the mouthpiece of God as the Prophet, speaking and teaching the Word of God, [8] infinitely greater than all prophets, who spoke for God and interpreted the will of God. [9] The Old Testament prophet brought God's message to the people. Christ, as the Word, the Logos, is the source of revelation. [10]
Bordeaux church led by well-known speakers and authors Mika and Christina Edmondson joins new denomination amid shifting view on women in leadership. How the role of women in ministry helped one ...
The expression "his people" (that is, God's people) appears in Revelation 21:3, and "my people" in Revelation 18:4. 2 Corinthians 6:16 mentions the same promises to the New Testament believer "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people", which is a parallel to Ezekiel 37:27.
The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is an international Holiness–Pentecostal Christian denomination, [2] [4] and a large Pentecostal denomination in the United States. [5] Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly African-American membership based within the United States.
The term "lay ministries" refers to all the "people of God" (from the Greek laos tou Theou) including the ordained. [23] Thus, every Christian has a vocation to ministry. A minority are called to ecclesiastical ministries. The majority are called to serve God and their fellow human beings in some way in the "everyday secular world". [24]
This general ministry of the laity has at times also been called the "lay apostolate" [1] and the "lay vocation". [2] Included in this general lay ministry are several specific ministries designed to support the Church community, such as lector/reader, extraordinary minister of Holy Communion, catechist, sponsor/godparent, spouse, parent, etc.