29 March, 2015

Why It Is Important To Go 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.

In order for you to attain the position of being a minister in different churches, you will have to have attained a certain level of qualification. Different denomination will place emphasis on different levels of qualifications. Some require certain level of educational qualification e. G. Seminary education or theological qualification. Some will pay close attention to the natural gifts of a person. This too may differentiate who is to give which role but the most important factor is that the person must have a calling.

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 bishop is involved in administering sacraments and also governing the church. Priest is involved in administering sacraments and also leading the congregation, they usually have no authority to ordain clergy or consecrate buildings. Deacons are mostly involved in providing assistance in the church. They cannot play a sacramental role.

The different religions over time have changed in the structure of management and also how they conduct their daily routines. Before reforms in the Northern Europe area, the clergy was the person with most authority to carry out different roles in the church. Currently this is not the case. At some point in time, hereditary roles in different churches was possible. This is not the case as of now.

Countries in the part of the Swedish empire, including Finland and Baltic have a more preserved catholic tradition. This is not the same with countries in different regions within the world. Due to their resistance to reforms, the roles of priest, bishops and deacons are clearly outline.

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.

With the changing world, different groups of people have been incorporated into the church; these groups of people will include the likes of pastors, chaplains, and padres. They are mandated to carry out various activities within the church. The emergence of different types of ministries has been witnessed and married. This includes the likes of youth ministry, campus ministry and married ministry among others.




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