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Major Nikon

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10. It's not the fault of the author

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #8)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 07:24 PM

Nov 2018

Clergy and layperson are generally mutually exclusive. Those who perform work in a ministry are one or the other. My dad’s church had several people who were referred to as layman/layperson/etc. it was a title that designated them as someone who performed work for the church, but wasn’t paid and couldn’t officiate ceremonies.

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A layman serves people in poverty -- and offers them shelter from the storm [View all] littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 OP

Several good points in the article unc70 Nov 2018 #1

From the article: guillaumeb Nov 2018 #2

And? littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 #3

He is actually a clergymember. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #4

Why do you think that? Rev. Baker disagrees with that notion. littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 #5

I read all of it, including the part that describes it as the Walking Tall Ministry. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #8

It's not the fault of the author Major Nikon Nov 2018 #10

It doesn't matter what Rev. Baker thinks, or Mr. Evans either. Mariana Nov 2018 #11

Precisely. trotsky Nov 2018 #12

Anything wrong is the fault of the devil Major Nikon Nov 2018 #13

But we deserve it! Mariana Nov 2018 #14

Mysterious ways Major Nikon Nov 2018 #15

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The article clearly describes Mr. Evans as a layperson. nt. Mariana Nov 2018 #6

The article also talks of his ministry. guillaumeb Nov 2018 #7

So what? Mariana Nov 2018 #9