The universal priesthood in practice, or about the laity’s role in the church. Lutheran example

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to present the ways in which the universal priesthood is realised in the Lutheran Church in Poland. The first part presents the basics of the involvement of unordained people in the Evangelical Church of Augsburg Confession (Lutheran) in Poland in form of the reformational concept of the universal priesthood of all believers / all baptized. The second part discusses the practical involvement of people who are not ordained in the practice of the Evangelical Church of Augsburg Confession in Poland in the areas of: individual piety, church management, participation in pastoral and liturgical activities.