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ministry

ministry

37 4.4
A group of religious leaders who work together in a church
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪnɪstri/
translation icon : clero
  • The ministry gathers each week to discuss community outreach and spiritual growth.
  • a church ministry
  • a Christian ministry
  • community ministries

And so most Christian pastors, denominations, networks and ministries, they were built in and for peacetime.

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Examples

  • We're having an outreach ministry later downtown if you'd like to join us for that.

  • I praise God for everything and this ministry.

  • What works in leadership for one ministry or church community may not work in another.

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  • We're sending ministry teams all around the world.

  • I mean, she basically runs half the church between the children's ministry and now the production.

  • I'm pastor of United Campus Christian Ministry and the Progressive Christians at Stanford Student Group.

  • Our church is part of a Pan-Asian ministry located in Colorado, and we're all volunteers who around this time of year bring in medical supplies, medical attention, prayer books and support for the Karen tribes people.

  • She joined the youth ministry at her church to help guide young people in their faith.

  • The pastor delivered a powerful sermon during the ministry's annual conference.

Synonyms

clergy
vsministry
73 3.6

A group of religious leaders like priests or pastors who lead Christian services

is used for the collective group within particular Christian denominations
pastorate
vsministry
1 8.6

The group of people who lead local churches in the same religious group

is a general term for the organized group of religious leaders across churches

Compounds

A yearly required check of older cars to make sure they are safe and do not make too much smoke

How Religious

clergy
73 3.6
ministry
37 4.4
minister
279 2.6
layperson
14 4.9

Surface Forms

ministry singular
ministries plural

Morphology

ministry = minister (transparent) = minister + y

The collective or institutional sense is a normal extension of 'minister' + '-y' denoting a body or institution.

Etymology

Ministry comes from the root minister, which means 'servant' or 'helper'. In religion, ministry refers to the group of ministers who serve the church, so it means the body of religious leaders who care for the community.