a ministry team with the supervision and support of an ordained minister. The role of certified lay minister is intended for missional leadership in churches or other ministry settings as part of a team ministry under the supervision of clergy, and they are assigned to a local church by the district superintendent, unlike clergy who are appointed by a bishop. See also Baal keriah Cantor Holy orders Endnotes External links Photo: Tonsure of a Reader Church Reading: A Vital Ministry by Deacon Sergius Halvorsen (Orthodox) Minor orders Ecclesiastical titles Eastern Orthodox liturgy Anglican liturgy Eastern Christian ecclesiastical offices Catholic ecclesiastical titles