He has worked in a variety of ministry and professional roles. (relevantmagazine.com)
So the new pope is an educated man who also has experience in a variety of ministries, which he would have been assigned to during his long training. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Since that time, he has served in local church ministry in a variety of ministry capacities: youth pastor, associate pastor of adult ministries and senior pastor, and now serves the EFCA at the denominational level. (christianitytoday.com)