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as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community.
The term is taken from Latin minister ("servant", "attendant"), which itself was derived
from minus ("less").[1]
In Catholic churches, the concept of a priesthood is emphasised. In Protestant churches, the title
usually refers to a member of the ordained clergy who leads a congregation or participates in a
role in a parachurch ministry; such a person may also be called a presbyter, pastor, preacher,
bishop, chaplain or elder.
Nonconformists In English church history, a nonconformist was a Protestant Christian who
did not "conform" to the governance and usages of the established Church of England.
Free Churches A "free church" is a Christian denomination or independent church that is
intrinsically separate from government (as opposed to a theocracy, or an "established" or state
church)