Minister (Christianity)
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In Christianity, a minister is a person authorised by a church or other religious organization to perform functions such as teaching beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; o
A Lutheran minister wearing a Geneva gown and bands. In many churches, ministers wear distinctive clothing, called vestments, when presiding over services of worship.
Francis of Assisi with the ecclesiastical tonsure. Francis was an ordained deacon.
The Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev, the first bishop to be martyred at the time of the Russian Revolution
Scene of baptism. Stained glass from the Sainte-Chapelle of Paris, last quarter of the 12th century.
Clergy
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Clergy are leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doc
Minister (Christianity)
…guidance to the community. The term is taken from Latin minister ("servant", "attendant"). It differs from other terms for religious leaders (priest, clergyman) in that it deemphasizes the significance of ordination. The term dates back to the Protestant Reformation with its rejection of mediatorial priesthood…
14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso in 2007
Bishop Maurício Andrade, primate of the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil, gives a crosier to Bishop Saulo Barros.
Sir George Fleming, 2nd Baronet, British churchman.
Charles Wesley Leffingwell, Episcopal priest.