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CLERGYMAN, an ordained minister of the Christian Church. In England the term is usually confined to the ministers of the established Church. Educational qualifications for this work vary with the different denominations, but the majority require at least two or three years of religious specialization beyond a four year college course, with a growing tendency towards higher stand ards in general to meet the challenges of modern thought and inquiry. Good health, intellectual ability, moral integrity, a desire to serve, breadth of knowledge and understanding, spiritual con viction, love of humanity and poise are some of the personal at tributes necessary inasmuch as the clergyman serves variously as preacher, leader of worship, teacher, educator, pastor, social worker and executive.

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