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1. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 14-Jan-2018 10:47:00 EST Stephen Michael Kellat
   My sermon today is working from 1 Samuel 3:1-20.  Kinda ironic after the false alarm in Hawaii yesterday.
   1. Dave Lee (moved to @thelovebug@mastodon.me.uk) (thelovebug@s.wefamlee.be)'s status on Sunday, 14-Jan-2018 17:55:19 EST Dave Lee (moved to @thelovebug@mastodon.me.uk)

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      @alpacaherder Are you qualified or lay? #JustCurious
      1. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 14-Jan-2018 18:43:32 EST Stephen Michael Kellat

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         @thelovebug  We don't make the distinction. I've had roughly an undergraduate minor in religion, though. OT+NT+Ethics+Church History 1&2+...
      2. Stephen Michael Kellat (alpacaherder@quitter.se)'s status on Sunday, 14-Jan-2018 18:46:18 EST Stephen Michael Kellat

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         @thelovebug Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement churches technically have all lay preachers.  Nobody is a Rev. at all.
         1. Dave Lee (moved to @thelovebug@mastodon.me.uk) (thelovebug@s.wefamlee.be)'s status on Monday, 15-Jan-2018 13:57:14 EST Dave Lee (moved to @thelovebug@mastodon.me.uk)

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            @alpacaherder That's really interesting to me. Neither @moosical or I have had any form of training or qualification, but we regularly lead services at our church when our minister is away on holiday. I know some UK denominations allow lay preachers, but I think in most cases there has to be at least a basic level of training.