The arrangement, moreover, confirms the stereotype of the relation between clergy and laity in which the Word is removed from the people and made the preacher's exclusive sphere of responsibility. (religion-online.org)
The report affirmed the need for common witness to the Kingdom and called for common witness in many areas of church's mission such as socio - political contexts, Bible translation and distribution, developing theological training for clergy and laity ecumenically, and so on. (religion-online.org)
Now if this is the case, then the relation between clergy and laity in such a community Church of faith will differ considerably from what it still is inevitably today. (religion-online.org)