935.What does "exercise of the ministry" mean?

The term “exercise of the ministry” includes the following activities:

1. The conduct of religious worship and the ministration of sacerdotal functions;

2. Service performed in the control, conduct, and maintenance of:

   1. A religious organization under the authority of a religious body constituting a church or church denomination; or

   2. An organization operated as an integral agency of a religious organization, church, or church denomination.

   Note: Control, conduct, and maintenance of an organization do not include work such as operating an elevator or being a janitor. It refers to work in directing, managing, or promoting the activities of the organization.

3. Service performed for any organization under an assignment or designation by a church; or

   Note: This does not include cases in which a church merely helps by recommending a minister for a position involving non-ministerial services for an organization not connected with the church.

4. Missionary service or administrative work for a missionary organization.

Last Revised: Jun. 30, 2004