Thread: Should laymen preach the word on the street?
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Old 05-08-2008, 04:57 PM
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So, you assume that a layman cannot have the gift to preach?
If he has a gift then he should seek ordination and become a presbyter.
OK. I'll go along with that.

My view is that not everyone is called in to full time ministry. Perhaps I am being tripped up on terminology. I know of many men who are Lay-Preachers. Admittedly, most are not Reformed...
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