Sentences with phrase «ordained ministers often»

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In the Reformed branch of the Reformation, responsibility was often assigned to the ordained minister or «teaching elder» of a congregation (hence in that tradition clergy were expected to be above all «learned ministers,» which meant that they had the resources of information and conceptual capacities that empowered them to fill this role).

The most secret layer harbors the confidences of a few central figures whose circle often does not include the ordained minister.

Horrace Burges, as a landscape architect, is no stranger to building structures that compliment their setting so well — but he's also an ordained minister, which means he's no stranger to the often curious calls of divine inspiration which led him to build the giant tree house.

As a counselor, and ordained minister, I see all too often how our negative thoughts prevent us from seeing a positive future.