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21Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries — (ELM) Founded on October 31, 2007, Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries (ELM) is committed to the full participation of persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities in the life and ministry of the Lutheran church. ELM stands in… …
22Baptist beliefs — The Beliefs of Baptist Churches are not totally consistent from one Baptist church to another, as Baptists do not have a central governing authority, unlike most other denominations.However, on major theological issues, Baptist distinctives are… …
23Fritz Guy — (born 1930) is a Seventh day Adventist theologian and Research Professor of Philosophical Theology at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. He has worked as a a college and university professor, an academic administrator, and a church… …
24bishop — bishopless, adj. bishoplike, adj. /bish euhp/, n., v., bishoped, bishoping. n. 1. a person who supervises a number of local churches or a diocese, being in the Greek, Roman Catholic, Anglican, and other churches a member of the highest order of… …
25Bishop — /bish euhp/, n. 1. Elizabeth, 1911 79, U.S. poet. 2. Hazel (Gladys), born 1906, U.S. chemist and businesswoman. 3. John Peale, 1892 1944, U.S. poet and essayist. 4. Morris (Gilbert), 1893 1973, U.S. humorist, poet, and biographer …
26Baptist offices — Baptists generally recognize two Scriptural offices, those of pastor teacher and deacon. Theological basisThe office of elder, common in some evangelical churches, is usually considered by Baptists to be the same as that of pastor, and not a… …
27Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …
28Anglican ministry — The Anglican ministry is both the leadership and agency of Christian service in the Anglican Communion. Ministry commonly refers to the office of ordained clergy: the threefold order of bishops, priests and deacons. More accurately, Anglican… …
29women, ordination of — During the 1970s, the issue of the full ordination of women as professional clergy swept through Christendom. All the major Protestant bodies were forced to consider it, if only, in some cases, to reaffirm the traditional practice of barring… …
30Presbyterian polity — is a method of church governance typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders. Each local church is governed by a body of elected elders usually called the session or consistory, though other terms, such as church board, may… …
