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Originally Posted by Yodas_Prodigy 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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So, you assume that a layman cannot have the gift to preach?
| Yes, and he's perfectly right to do so. If he had the gift to preach, he'd be a preacher, wouldn't he? | How about a Lay-Preacher? These guys have jobs and don't do full time ministry for whatever reason. |
I think you both need to define what you mean by 'lay preacher'. If the definition of a 'lay preacher' is that they are not called to 'full-time ministry' then I am a 'lay preacher' because I am not a full-time pastor. Or does 'lay preacher' mean someone who is asked by a church to preach but has not been formally ordained? If so, then the fact that a church has asked the man to preach is kind of an informal 'ordination' if only for a limited time. This man is still under the 'covering' of a church so to speak.