does the non-ordened pastor can practice his preaching on the public?
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a non ordained pastor is a lay minister, he can preach, baptise all he wants.  There are no laws in the US that require a minister to be ordained.  there are denominational rules.  You can be a local Methodist minister if you are not ordained but not on thier pastor listing,   You can start a church of your own and have your members ordain you.\n\nThe only area in the US where there are laws is if you are going to marry someone,  then you have to meet the state laws to marry people,  these vary from none except being a pastor, to strict depending on the state you live in.
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Jehovah's Witnesses do this all the time. That's nearly seven million people around the globe preaching from door-to-door in an organized manner.\n\nReally, everyone who calls himself a Christian should be doing this work that Jesus commanded:\n(Matthew 28:19-20) Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded\n\nIt must be quite discouraging for you religionists who do not do God's will regarding public preaching and teaching. Even schoolchildren among Jehovah's Witnesses are comfortable defending their faith from the bible, which is not surprising since they are the only true Christians today.
944841
Honestly, that's a really good question. I hadn't thought of that.  Call a pastor and see what they have to say.
318660
No, what kind of example is that?  You should record him and play it back to him, maybe he gets so caught up in his sermon he doesn't realize what he's doing.  Or play it back to him with several people present who are decision makers within your church.
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No.  I pretty much still go every day.\n\nBut I think it does cause a lot more plagiarism with pastors stealing sermons...or at least "sermon seeds"...from online sources...
768115
I am a Christian and I had never heard of Pastor Haggard before in my life and as far as I know he has never run for public office. The church I attend doesn’t talk about politics from the pulpit and I am sure there are people there from many political parties. Did Christ condemn all men because Judas betrayed Him? The answer is no. Will I condemn all Evangelicals because of Haggard? My answer is no. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
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No. All non-Christians have the right to request and use a non-Christian or non-religious oath, or in some courts they will be required to "affirm" that their testimony is the truth.  Even Christians may do that -- some Quakers, for instance, believe that asking god to back up your testimony is a form of cheating (and if you think about it, they have a point), so they use the affirmation oath instead.
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I think it says in the Timothy (one or two I can't remember) or Titus (or both) that a church elder must be a husband of one wife.  So no, if he has two wives, not only is he not able to meet the requirement of being a pastor, he's also in violation of his faith by being polygamous....I'm assuming this man claims to be Christian.  He needs to be separated from his wife (his second I think, since he's legally married to the first)
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Nah not really. Preachers you have to remember are not held to any particular standard. What I mean to say is when they preach it is there perception and interpretation and does not make it so. Form your own opinion and they can keep theirs to themselves. When you go into the voting booth they will not know who you voted for anyway unless you tell them and quite frankly that is none of there damn business. As far as a separation of church and state, well that may be one preacher you want to separate from if he/she is attempting to influence your voting decision. Keep in mind one thing though. If you go to church regularly and heed and believe and listen to and follow your preachers teachings then you will most likely vote as they would have anyway. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Remember that!!
932304
Yes, you can. \nYou can also Baptize as well.
583703
Yes I did and the pastor delivered a message about forgiveness and not waiting to eatablish a relationship with God when individuals get out of a situation but rather they should let God deliver them through their situation.
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Yes! Every preacher, male or female is there for one and only one purpose....to make money.\n\nThe will say what ever it takes to do so, even if it means making it look like she is doing it for other people.\n\nIf they cannot do it in a church, they will try to sell books to make money.\n\nEverything revolves around money. \n\nJesus said, freely ye have received freely give. Take neither silver nor gold for your purses.\n\nHe also Satan would make his ministers appear as angels of light.\n\nOh, and who ever said "The Hippocrites Are The Atheists & GOD Haters & Religion Bashers!" must be calling Jesus a hippocrite because he condimed and rediculed the hippocritical religounist and temple moneymakers in his day also.\n\nYou are not one of Jesus' followere if you do not CONDIM hippocritical religounist and temple moneymakers also.
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I'm not terribly sure about this but I think that someone who is ordained is someone that has felt the calling to do something...in almost all cases this has to do with reverends.  It's never really used any other way.\n\nSomeone who is licensed to preach is someone that is accepted by a major baptist organization such as the Southern Baptist Convention.  Usually they feel the calling too, they just have the paperwork and the classes given in Seminary as well.
185449
I agree with pickabombom. Just ask a question without a sermon, por favor.
1038454
That is pretty much up to the Church. That is not only "private" property, but Church property. Most jurisdictions "cut Churches some slack" for such events. IF the "fund raiser" is for the direct benefit of the Church or one of it's non-profit groups, there should be no problem.
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Anyone can become a minister of the Universal Life Church.\n\nhttp://ulc.org/
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Go to a local preacher and I'm sure they can tell you how they got licensed, I know a lot of states don't exactly require a license, just the calling to spread the word of God.