Bible Question: what is a lay preacher as refered to john bunyan who wrote pilgrims progress |
Bible Answer: Hi, Bro Nick... Welcome to the forum! A lay preacher would be someone who was not necessarily ordained by the church, nor one who would have ordinarily made his living from the pulpit. During the 17th century in England there were many people who were not legally allowed to be a preacher. At that time there were people called "Nonconformists" -- they were Christians, but were not Anglican. They could not become ministers because England did not recognize any group beyond the purview of the Church of England. So, it wasn't so much a matter of lack of inclination or education, but a matter of legality. John Bunyan spent many years in prison for his preaching. You can read about this in "Chief of Sinners" -- one of his books that is personal favorite. In Him, Doc |
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