Talk:Beverly St. John

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Clergy??? Is Ms. St. John a member of the clergy? The Cumberland Presbyterian Church, as I understand it, has two classes of elders, "teaching elders" and "ruling elders." Teaching elders (ministers) are clergy, but ruling elders (responsible for running the local church) are laymen. A member of either class of elders can be elected Moderator of the General Assembly. Can someone associated with this denomination clarify? I don't want to edit if I am incorrect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.180.241.73 (talk) 18:05, 21 November 2011 (UTC)