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In [[Christianity]], '''ministry''' is an activity carried out by Christians to express or spread their [[faith]], the prototype being the [[Great Commission]]. The ''[[Encyclopedia of Christianity]]'' defines it as "carrying forth [[Christ]]'s mission in the world", indicating that it is "conferred on each Christian in [[baptism]] |
In [[Christianity]], '''ministry''' is an activity carried out by Christians to express or spread their [[faith]], the prototype being the [[Great Commission]]. The ''[[Encyclopedia of Christianity]]'' defines it as "carrying forth [[Christ]]'s mission in the world", indicating that it is "conferred on each Christian in [[baptism]]."<ref>{{cite book | last = Brand | first = Eugene L. | author2 = Ulrich Kuhn | chapter = Ministry, Ministerial Office | title = The encyclopedia of Christianity |editor= Erwin Fahlbusch |editor2=Jan Milic Lochman |editor3=Geoffrey William Bromiley |editor4=David B. Barrett |editor5=John Mbiti |editor6=Jaroslav Jan Pelikan | translator = Geoffrey William Bromiley | publisher = Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing | year = 2003 | isbn = 90-04-12654-6 | page = [https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofch0001unse_t6f2/page/540 540] | chapter-url = https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofch0001unse_t6f2/page/540 }}</ref> It is performed by most Christians. This is distinguished from the "[[Minister (Christianity)|office of minister]]", to which specific individuals who feel a certain [[vocation]].<ref>{{cite book | title = Spirit-Led Ministry in the 21st Century | first = Thomson K. | last = Matthew | publisher = Xulon Press | year = 2004 | isbn = 1-59467-365-9 | page = 17}}</ref> It can signify this activity as a whole, or specific activities, or organizations within a [[Christian denomination|church]] dedicated to specific activities. Some ministries are identified formally as such, and some are not; some ministry is directed towards members of the church, and some towards non-members. See also [[Apostolates]]. |
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==Age-specific ministry== |
==Age-specific ministry== |
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==Sacramental ministry, Catholic Church== |
==Sacramental ministry, Catholic Church== |
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Theologians{{Who|date=May 2011}} differentiate between [[Minister (Christianity)| |
Theologians{{Who|date=May 2011}} differentiate between [[Minister (Christianity)|Religious ministry]] and [[Apostolates]]. Ministry, for Catholics, pertains to the administration of the [[Sacraments]], and their appropriate ministers are as follows: |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Apostolates]] |
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*[[Christianity]] |
*[[Christianity]] |
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*[[Christian theology]] |
*[[Christian theology]] |