I wonder if this translates into other tensions we are working with — maybe pastoral pay could be seen as a participation in the pastoral ministry of the church? (nakedpastor.com)
But I've been on one end of the stick, involvement in ministries of the church, doing good works, and honestly, the majority of the time, I didn't feel «the life of christ.» (redeeminggod.com)
The Latin tradition claimed with increasing emphasis, not to say stridency, that, presiding over the pastoral and prophetic ministry of the Church's bishops, is an «office of Peter» which is vested for all time in the bishops of Rome. (faith.org.uk)