ministries
State administrative bodies
Ministries is the plural of ministry.
In government, ministries are departments headed by ministers: the ministries of defense, finance, and education.
In religion, ministries are organizations or programs devoted to spiritual work or service: The church runs several outreach ministries.
The word covers both the institutions themselves and their collective activities.
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- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
- portfoliosCollections of representative work
- secretariatsAdministrative department staffs
- agenciesOrganizations providing services
bureaus · officials · policy · governance · diplomacy · foreign affairs · defense · treasury
Assembled group of worshippers
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- pastorChristian congregation leader
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- parishLocal church community
diocese · ordination · vocation · calling · priesthood · diaconate · chaplaincy · pastoral care
Expression of approval
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- prayerAddress to deity
- choirOrganized group of singers
hymn · sermon · benediction · sanctuary · altar · scripture · devotion · intercession
Proactive community assistance
- missionPurpose-driven task
- evangelismPromoting beliefs to others
- discipleshipState of following a teacher
- gospelSacred choral tradition
testimony · missionary · proselytization · conversion · crusade · revival · tract · apologetics
Voluntary aid for others
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- aidSupport given freely
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- compassionConcern for others' distress
benevolence · philanthropy · welfare · community service · nonprofit · relief · social outreach · food bank
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- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
- portfoliosCollections of representative work
- secretariatsAdministrative department staffs
agencies · bureaus · officials · policy · governance · diplomacy · foreign affairs · defense · treasury · interior
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- pastorChristian congregation leader
- churchPlace of Christian worship
parish · diocese · ordination · vocation · calling · priesthood · diaconate · chaplaincy · pastoral care · spiritual leadership
praise
Expression of approval
choir · hymn · sermon · benediction · sanctuary · altar · scripture · devotion · intercession · communion
outreach
Proactive community assistance
- missionPurpose-driven task
- evangelismPromoting beliefs to others
- discipleshipState of following a teacher
gospel · testimony · missionary · proselytization · conversion · crusade · revival · tract · apologetics · salvation
charity
Voluntary aid for others
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- aidSupport given freely
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
compassion · benevolence · philanthropy · welfare · community service · nonprofit · relief · social outreach · food bank · shelter
- ministriesrural development, chancellery, home office, state department, defense department
- Rwanda Governmentgovernors, mayors, provinces, sectors, cells
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- governmentgovernment, legislature, judiciary, executive branch, agencies
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
ministriescorporations
Legally incorporated business entities
private companies · private sector · businesses · conglomerates · multinationals
ministriesgrassroots movements
Citizen-led collective action
community organizations · local initiatives · NGOs · volunteer groups · collectives
ministriesgovernment departments
Administrative divisions of state
- government ministriesExecutive branch divisions
- prison ministriesFaith outreach to inmates
- youth ministriesReligious programs for adolescents
- campus ministriesReligious programs at universities
- foreign ministriesAgencies managing international relations
- defense ministriesGovernment military oversight bodies
minister, ministry, administration, administrator, administer, ministers, administrative, ministerial, ministering