Sentences with phrase «led by laymen»

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New groups are led by carefully trained laymen with previous koinonia group experience.

Such a free council, where bishops, pastors, priests and laymen could discuss freely, would be led by the Holy Spirit and the outcome would be the clear will of the Lord, the Eternal God.

The point I am leading up to is that for many laymen the gospel of liberal social activism offered to them by many pastors, denominational headquarters, and ecumenical leaders has not come as good news.

Frequently these groups are led by spiritually mature laymen who have had special training and preparation, including extensive small group experience.

In 1957 The Methodist Church, led by Bishop Richard C. Raines, began a program of pastoral care and counseling with a twofold aim: (1) to provide counseling for ministers and laymen, and (2) to offer pastors continuing education in this crucial ministry of pastoral care.

What I don't see much value in, is «discussion of the science» by laymen like many of the commenters here (including me), that simply leads people to retreat into despair and hopelessness and a sense that «it's too late» to do anything.