Thursday, March 26, 2015

The Need For Spiritual Guidance In Life

By Lelia Hall


Across the globe is the distribution of different region and beliefs. Different religions usually have different ministers to engage in the provision of spiritual guidance. They usually provide this guidance to the gathered congregations. They are mandated to offer leadership and guidance in different functions. These include the likes of baptism, wedding among others.

Different religion and churches have assigned these people with different responsibilities. These responsibilities across a specific religion will match but also differ in some ways. Some of the role and responsibilities assigned to these groups of people will include, spearheading coordination in different church activities, ensuring that administrative functions are running smoothly; providing necessary guidance and coordination support, being involved in community services, being the pillar to lead in prayers while providing guidance and support to people.

Different denominations have different training and qualification levels for one to be named a minister. A sense of calling is mostly a requirement for all those who want to engage in providing ministerial services. Some denominations will emphasize on natural gifts while others will emphasize on advance qualification. This may include tertiary education from either a seminary, university or a theological college.

Some churches have set some specific procedures that you will have to comply with for you to be given a certain responsibility. These churches have different categories which help in serving the church. These will include the likes of bishops, priest, and deacons among others. Some of the churches with this kind of categories will include the likes of Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Lutheran churches, and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

The role of these people will include: for bishops, administering sacramental services within the church and also governing the daily running of the church. Priests are involved in administering sacraments and also providing guidance to the different congregation. The authority to ordain or consecrate buildings is not within their jurisdiction. Deacons are mandated to providing the necessary support to the church: this is to ensure the church runs in an efficient manner.

There have been changes within the management of the church. The structures involved in the management have over time changed. In northern Europe, clergy was mandated to carry out some of the functions that are now carried out by the bishops and also the priest. There was also the allocation of hereditary positions within the church. Most of these scenarios have changed over time.

The Swedish empire including the likes of Finland and Baltic, have resisted change in the Catholic Church. Due to this resistance, some of the role of the clergy can be seen Clearly. A comparison between the roles of the clergy in this part of the world with the role in different parts of the world will show you how the clergy role has changed.

The church is usually mandated to carry out some of the very important ceremonies. This includes the likes of baptism, confirmation, anointing the sick, holy order, and divine services. The ministers in the churches are the ones who will be mandated to carry out the different functions.

This term is usually used to refer to a shepherd. In the New Testament, it has been used severally to refer to the church workers. Chaplains and padres have also been included in the modern period. This term is used to refer to a minister who has a different target group compared to the parish congregation. The term padre is a Spanish term which is used to refer to a military chaplain. There has also been the emergence of different types of ministries in non-denominational churches. This includes the likes of youth ministry, campus ministry, and married couple ministry among other ministries.




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