These are the ordained church leaders in the protestant Churches. In the Methodist Church, for example, ordained clergy are called ministers, whilst in the Baptist Church they tend to be called pastors. In the Anglican Church, however, the ordained leaders are names the same as the Roman Catholic Church - deacons, priests and bishops.
Authenticus. has written: 'A defence of the Protestant clergy in the south of Ireland' 'A defence of the protestant clergy in the south of Ireland, in answer to the charges against them'
Answer Some clergy e.g. monks are unpaid whilst others are paid. Clergy of Protestant denominations have salaries established by the church, diocese or individual parish. Catholic clergy receive much less than Protestant clergy as their lives are, in theory, meant to be simpler because there is no wife or children.
They opposed the Protestant rule in their country.
In Catholic & Orthodox Churches, clergy can be priests, monks, bishops, etc. In most Protestant denominations, they are ministers.
One difference is that Protestant clergy can marry, Catholic clergy cannot and are required to remain celibate.
Marriage and family were now emphasized.
Marriage and family were now emphasized.
Basicallay a priest or member of a clergy who is protestant to something. In other words he is a member of the clergy who acts out on his beliefs and is willing to do so publically.
Generally speaking, in modern Christianity, only Protestant and some independent Catholic churches allow for ordained clergy to marry after ordination.
Hartmut Schmidt has written: 'Zwischen Riga und Locarno' -- subject(s): Biography, Clergy, Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, Protestant churches, Women clergy
Patricia M. Y. Chang has written: 'Assessing the clergy supply in the 21st century' -- subject(s): Clergy, Protestant churches, Statistics, Supply and demand
Yes, they can get married. My father was a United Methodist minister!