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The Theology of Work Project is an independent international organization that produces materials for "workplace Christians" to teach them what the Bible and the Christian faith can contribute to ordinary work. [58] [non-primary source needed] The National Center for the Laity (NCL) grew out of the 1977 "A Chicago Declaration of Christian Concern."
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops uses the term "lay ecclesial ministry" for a category of non-ordained (non-priest) pastoral ministers. [1] The idea of volunteer, unpaid leadership and service is very important in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Ordinary church members may receive "callings" to serve in any ...
The Laymen's Home Missionary Movement, founded by Paul S. L. Johnson in 1920, is a non-sectarian, interdenominational religious organisation that arose as an independent offshoot of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society after the death of its founder, Charles Taze Russell.
Richard Rouse, an English layman who works for the Pontifical Council for Culture, has stated that this meeting was not held in any attempt by the Vatican to control Catholic blogs. He has also stated that there will not be another Vatican Blogmeet, but individual Diocese may hold similar conferences. [27]
Paul Prather: During election season, we’ve seen a lot of self-proclaimed Christians. Here are some clues to finding the real ones.
Speaking generally, the expression "lay communion" does not necessarily imply the idea of the Eucharist, but only the condition of a layman in communion with the Church.. But as the Eucharist was granted only to those in communion with the Church, to say that a cleric was admitted to the lay communion is equivalent to saying that he received the Holy Euchari
In the historical practice of the Catholic Church, a lay cardinal was a man whom the pope appointed to the College of Cardinals while still a layman.This appointment carried with it the obligation to be ordained to a clerical order, [1] meaning that "lay cardinal" was not a permanent state, but a term in reference to a man who was appointed cardinal prior to taking on the clerical state ...
The idea of religion can often seem serious like fire and brimstone, but it isn’t always a straight-face matter. Religion, and Christianity specifically, is full of joyful moments of laughter ...