Protestant minister
Non-Catholic clergy member
A Protestant minister is a member of the clergy in a Protestant Christian denomination, authorized to lead worship services, preach, administer sacraments, and provide spiritual guidance to a congregation.
Unlike Catholic priests, Protestant ministers may marry and are not considered mediators between God and believers.
The term covers pastors, preachers, and other ordained leaders across denominations from Baptist to Lutheran to Methodist: The Protestant minister performed the wedding ceremony.
- LutheranReformation-era Protestant denomination
- MethodistProtestant denomination member
- preacherReligious sermon deliverer
- BaptistImmersion-practicing Protestant
- Martin LutherProtestant Reformation founder
sermon · Sunday sermon · pastor · Anglican · George Whitefield · John Calvin · salvation · communion · grace · altar call · chaplain · faith · ordination · laying on hands · Presbyterian · scripture · Bible study · evangelist
Protestant ministerCatholic priest
Roman church minister
priest · Catholic clergy · Pope · bishop · cardinal
Protestant ministerlayperson
Non-specialist or unordained person
layman · parishioner · congregant · laity · churchgoer
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