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		Lay speakers shall be constituted by the Official Board or Board of Stewards of the church of which they are members and certified by the Quarterly Conference, the certificate to be signed by the president of the Quarterly Conference.
		The duties of a lay speaker are to conduct services of worship, to hold meetings for prayer and exhortation when ever opportunity is afforded, subject to the direction of the pastor, to attend all the sessions of the District and Quarterly Conferences, and to present a written report to the same.
		Lay speakers are to serve the local church or charge (or beyond the local church or charge) in any way in which their witness or leadership and service inspires the laity to deeper commitment to Christ and more effective discipleship, including the interpretation of the Scriptures, doctrine, organization, and ministries of the Church.
	www.angelfire.com /biz/SELLC/history.html (3810 words)

	Laity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lay involvement has taken diverse forms including participation in the life of the parish, unions of prayer, confraternaties, communes, guilds, lay apostolates, Catholic Action, secular institutes, and lay ecclesial movements.
		The lay preacher walked or rode on horseback in a prescribed circuit of the preaching places according to an agreed pattern and timing, and people came to the meetings.
		A well-known lay preacher was the late King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laity (1157 words)

	LM
		The lay preacher must be a confirmed adult communicant in good standing, and recommended by the member of the clergy in charge of the congregation.
		A lay preacher is to be trained, examined, and found competent in the Holy Scriptures, the BCP and The Hymnal, the conduct of public worship, use of the voice, church history, Christian ethics and moral theology, the church's doctrine as set forth in the creeds and An Outline of the Faith (BCP, pp.
		Lay preachers may be commissioned for this ministry with a form adapted from the Commissioning for Lay Ministries in the Church in the BOS.
	www.episcopalchurch.org /19625_14656_ENG_HTM.htm (203 words)

	WLLAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		William L. Lay was distinguished from other William Lays in the area by the initial L. Most referred to him as Billy Lay and some as Preacher Billy L. General Andrew Jackson began the war with the Creek Indians.
		Lay listed as a deceased minister in a list of deceased ministers which is published in their annual minutes.
		Lay signed this deed/will with an X. It is thought he was too weak to sign his name because this is the only time known that he used an X for his signature.
	home1.gte.net /donlay/wllay.htm (2323 words)

	The Louisiana Conference - Lay Speaking Ministries
		The lay preachers were seized by constables, dragged to prison and committed to the custody of military officers and the captains of men-of-war, for the King's service.
		The duties of a lay speaker are to conduct services of worship, to hold meetings for prayer and exhortation whenever opportunity is afforded, subject to the direction of the pastor, to attend all the sessions of the District and Quarterly Conferences, and to present a written report to the same.
		A lay speaker is a member of the congregation who has completed required courses and has been approved by a district or annual conference committee to conduct worship services, preach and lead study sessions as requested by the pastor or district superintendent.
	www.la-umc.org /laity/ls3.php (4900 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for lay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Hildebrand, Lay of fragment of an epic in mixed Low and Old High German composed c.800 in the monastery of Fulda.
		It lay N of Attica, Megaris, and the Gulf of Corinth.
		Lay participation in the Japanese justice system: a few preliminary thoughts regarding the lay assessor system (saiban-in seido) from domestic historical and international psychological perspectives.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=lay (685 words)

	Cover story: Entrusting God’s Word to the entire church
		Lay preachers are a new feature of the Catholic landscape in the 94,000 square-mile diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Mont., where Bishop Anthony Milone in 1999 commissioned his first 80 lay preachers.
		Without the lay preachers, “the continuation of the Catholic faith as we know it is at stake,” said Sister of Charity of Leavenworth, Kan., Eileen Hurley, describing the needs of the Great Falls-Billings diocese.
		The need for lay preachers is paramount, said Patricia Hughes Baumer, who with her husband Fred began training preachers a decade ago and founded the Partners In Preaching training program.
	www.natcath.com /NCR_Online/archives/112301/112301a.htm (2260 words)

	Kenneth Lay, the former chief of Enron, is dead at 64 - enron, lay - Business - International Herald Tribune
		NEW YORK Kenneth Lay, the son of a Baptist preacher in rural Missouri who rose to the pinnacle of corporate America as head of Enron before becoming a symbol of corporate excess, died yesterday in Aspen, Colorado He was 64.
		Lay's sudden death - family and friends say he did not have a history of heart disease - came six weeks after he was convicted on 10 charges of conspiracy, fraud and lying to banks and almost four months before he was to be sentenced for those crimes.
		Kenneth Lee Lay was born in April 15, 1942, in Tyrone, Missouri, the second of three children to Omer and Ruth Lay.
	www.iht.com /articles/2006/07/06/business/web.0706layobit.php (944 words)

	Lay preaching
		Lay preachers in the United Reformed Church are drawn from a variety of backgrounds, situations, and ages.
		Lay preachers have a very important and valuable role in our church life, not only because they ‘fill the pulpit’, but many of them bring a freshness to the scriptures.
		Lay preachers are also a valued resource and play an important role in the public ministry of the Church.
	www.urc.org.uk /our_work/committees/ministries/lay_preaching/could_this_be_you.htm (3649 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Obituaries - Kenneth Lay
		KENNETH Lay was the son of a Baptist preacher in rural Missouri who rose to the pinnacle of corporate America as the head of Enron before becoming a symbol of corporate excess.
		Lay's sudden death came six weeks after he was convicted of ten charges of conspiracy, fraud and lying to banks and almost four months before he was to be sentenced for those crimes.
		Instead, Lay's final days in the public eye were spent in a federal courtroom in downtown Houston, where he and fellow former Enron chief executive, Jeffrey Skilling, were on trial for lying to the public about their company's dire financial condition so that they could protect the value of their multimillion-dollar holdings of Enron stock.
	news.scotsman.com /obituaries.cfm?id=1057112006 (1319 words)

	Church of the Risen Savior
		Barbara acts as coordinator of the lay preachers and works directly with Dale O'Brien, the Liturgy Director, to assure that there is good communication between all concerned.
		Lay Preachers are men and women who have been invited to "use words" during the gathering of the assembly.
		Parishioners are invited by parish leadership to consider being a lay preacher.
	www.risensavior.org /Sacramental_Life/Lay_Preaching (534 words)

	Commissioned Lay Pastors Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The commissioned lay pastor is an elder of the Presbyterian Church (USA), who is granted a local commission by the presbytery to lead worship and preach the gospel, watch over the people, and provide for their nurture and service.
		A commissioned lay pastor is an elder selected and trained by a presbytery and authorized by the Committee on Ministry to serve in a local congregation as a temporary supply in lieu of a Minister of the Word and Sacraments.
		Lay Preachers or Pastors may serve to fill pulpits while ministers are on vacation or are for some other reason unable to fulfill pastoral duties.
	www.nhpresbytery.org /clp01.html (3058 words)

	Ministers' Guide
		If there is a preacher, the lay reader should ask them if they have particular choices for canticles or prayers to support/enhance the message in the text.
		Lay Eucharistic Ministers ("LEMs" were called "Chalice Bearers") are trained and licensed to assist the celebrant with the distribution of communion during worship.
		Preacher may preach from pulpit or from "music stand" closer to congregation (or from another place of their choice if okayed by priest in charge).
	www.motherflash.com /spirit/customary.html (2065 words)

	Lay preaching
		Lay involvement is commonplace in all protestant denominations.
		A substantial proportion of our lay preachers are over 60 with some still serving the churches well into their 80’s.
		In addition to a wide range of types of service, many lay preachers are also heavily involved in the life of their individual congregations.
	www.urc.org.uk /our_work/committees/ministries/lay_preaching/lay_preaching.htm (784 words)

	The Right Side of History: Kenny Boy, the pipes, the pipes...
		Lay's sudden death — family and friends say he did not have a history of heart disease — came six weeks after he was convicted of 10 charges of conspiracy, fraud and lying to banks and almost four months before he was to be sentenced for those crimes.
		Lay was at Transco, many of the pipeline industry's financial contracts at the time were built on a faith that oil prices would continue rising; the arrangements required the companies to buy a set percentage of a gas well's production, at preset, ever-increasing rates.
		Lay to Icarus, the figure in Greek mythology who was given wings made of feather and wax but fell into the sea when he flew too close to the sun.
	therightsideofhistory.blogspot.com /2006/07/kenny-boy-pipes-pipes.html (2649 words)

	USATODAY.com - Enron's Ken Lay: Cuffed but confident (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Lay's life was the classic, rags-to-riches yarn of a farm kid from Tyrone, Mo., making it big in Corporate America.
		The son of Baptist preacher, Lay became a fraternity president at the University of Missouri and earned a doctorate in economics there.
		Lay's attorneys had hoped to ward off what they believe to be a weak indictment.
	www.usatoday.com /money/industries/energy/2004-07-08-kenlay-cover_x.htm (1360 words)

	definition of lay (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-6.cs.princeton.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.
		To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers on a table.
		To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on one.
	www.brainydictionary.com.cob-web.org:8888 /words/la/lay184013.html (393 words)

	Lay Preachers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		That lay preachers are taken seriously by the Church and given suitable representation where matters relating to lay ministry are being decided.
		That presbyters take some responsibility for the professional development of lay preachers in their parishes; see are used fairly and have continuing support.
		That all active lay preachers commit to a minimum of eight hours of on-going training a year and (if possible) take a minimum of three services, thus qualifying for the annual book allowance.
	www.methodist.org.nz /index.cfm/Lay_Preachers/Continuing_Story.html (1043 words)

	Origins: Lay Preachers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Lay Preachers have consistently been recognized as key members of the ministerial team.
		"Lay Preachers" first appeared in London to provide leadership within the Societies when John Wesley was traveling elsewhere.
		Following that first sermon, Wesley is reported to have said, "It is the Lord." Thomas Maxfield thus became the first of that long procession of lay preachers who have become so important to Methodism.
	www.gborocollege.edu /prescorner/laypreachers.html (411 words)

	Work
		The answer is less in sending pastors into factories, than in encouraging lay preachers to preach about faith in situations where they are the ones with the first hand experience.
		Lay preachers are not immune from the need to be seen to be fair to other legitimate points of view, particularly the views of those whose political allegiances may be different.
		While sometimes it may be appropriate for a preacher of strong convictions to simply preach out of them, acknowledging that that is how they see things, more generally it is important to affirm diversity fairly allowable within the Church.
	roxborogh.com /work.htm (1353 words)

	The GoodNews Letter - Summer of 1997
		Lay preaching is an overlooked resource for the nourishment of the faith community.
		Lay preaching has enabled the parishes who have implemented it to benefit from hearing the Word in ways that would not be possible in its absence.
		As a lay person who is invited to speak in an average of two parishes per week, I have yet to view myself as being a lay preacher.
	www.wordofgodinstitute.org /GoodNewsLetter/GNL_Summ97.htm (4936 words)

	Lay Preachers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Lay Preacher Certificates are issued by the New Zealand Lay Preachers Association but Synods are the accrediting body.
		To be registered as Accredited and Active the lay preacher must take an active role in no less than 3 services and attend no less than 8 hours on-going training each year.
		It is hoped that the Synod and the local parish presbyters will take continuing responsibility for the professional development of their lay preachers.
	www.methodist.org.nz /index.cfm/Lay_Preachers (366 words)

	Archetype 0004: the Preacher
		With this power the Preacher lays hands on a person and adds +2 to their healing roll; the Preacher may lay hands on himself.
		This allows a Preacher to be Heard even by those who would turn their backs to him.
		The Preacher starts with Covenant body armour (Kevlar 10/-), a bible affixed to a length of chain (it can be used as a flail -- quickness 3, damage 3d6) and a hand flamer (shots 5, quickness 2, rate of fire 2, range 10, damage massive 6d6+2) with 2 extra fuel tanks and 100 dollars.
	www.geocities.com /encaf1/bnw/arch0004.html (1020 words)

	§2. Joseph Dennie. III. Early Essayists. Vol. 15. Colonial and Revolutionary Literature; Early National ...
		In these papers he sometimes dallied with a trifling subject, or to the indignation of severe critics applied a sacred text to the discussion of Mrs.
		One of the best of his Lay Sermons was written at the village tavern, directly opposite to the office, in a chamber where he and his friends were amusing themselves with cards.
		The wonder is, not that Dennie should be forgotten, but that, writing so evidently against the gain, he should have achieved his extraordinary vogue.
	www.bartleby.com /225/1202.html (874 words)

	CCOP Future of Preaching (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		that national policies and strategies for both the initial formation and continuing formation of preachers be developed by appropriate agents throughout the country.
		A similar workshop should be developed for mixed groups of preachers: priests, deacons, lay preachers.
		that seminaries permit lay preachers to participate in seminary classes on preaching with seminarians and deacons.
	www.wordofgodinstitute.org /Old/Old_CCOPSumRec.htm (1223 words)

	Colonial House . Meet the Colonists . Don Heinz \| PBS
		Don Heinz, a professor of religious studies from California and an ordained Lutheran minister, was the lay preacher and also Assistant Governor of the Colony.
		As lay preacher he was responsible for the Colony's spiritual journey, marked by a mandatory, weekly Sabbath service.
		And every Sunday, as the lay preacher, I set before this community the wager that the underlying meaning of our life together was religious.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/colonialhouse/meet/meet_heinz_don.html (523 words)

	Lay Licensing
		A Pastoral Leader is a Lay Person licensed to exercise pastoral or administrative responsibility in a Congregation under special circumstances by the Bishop.
		A Worship Leader is a lay person who regularly leads public worship under the direction of the Member of Clergy or other leader exercising oversight of the congregation or other community of faith.
		A Catechist is a lay person authorized to prepare persons for Baptism, Confirmation, Reception, and the Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows, and shall function under the direction of the Member of the Clergy or other leader exercising oversight of the congregation or other community of faith.
	www.edow.org /diocese/governance/licensing/lay_licenses.html (830 words)

	Guidelines for Becoming an Authorized Lay Preacher (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-6.cs.princeton.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The person shall be examined by the Committee on Preparation for Ministry on personal faith, motives for seeking to serve as Authorized Lay Preacher, and the areas of instruction outlined above.
		Authorized Lay Preachers shall work under the supervision of a mentor assigned by the Committee on Ministry.
		Authorized Lay Preachers regularly serving in an Area Ministry or larger parishes shall be under the supervision of a mentor who would normally be the Area Minister or Pastor of the larger parish.
	www.kiskipby.org.cob-web.org:8888 /CLP/alpguide.html (500 words)

	† Archindy.org: Lay Ministry Program
		This workshop focuses on important skills for lay ministry in the areas of stewardship and development and record keeping in the parish setting.
		This workshop focuses on the development of liturgical presiding and preaching skills appropriate to the lay minister.
		The preaching component of this workshop focuses on understanding the role of the lay preacher in the liturgical assembly as well as the development of quality preaching skills outside the Eucharist.
	www.archindy.org /layministry/pastoral-workshops.html (353 words)

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