A licensed minister may, in some cases, be the pastor of a church.
Meeting regularly every two years, the convention's voting membership includes international officers and licensed ministers.
He was also a licensed Methodist lay minister.
The Assemblies of God is still virtually all white, with fewer than 400 blacks among its 32,000 licensed ministers.
The first degree (now known as licensed minister) is bestowed on those who are considering serving as ministers.
The Church has 18,000 active ordained clergy and 10,000 licensed lay ministers.
The General Assembly also passed a law restricting all blacks from holding religious meetings without the presence of a licensed white minister.
In 1859 he became a licensed minister in the Baptist church.
He was a licensed minister, they said.
He became a licensed minister at age 10, and was youth pastor of a Brooklyn church from age 10 to 18.
