11.   Led by lay members, the tradition was begun by a denominational pioneer, John Wesley, but has long since been dropped by most Methodist churches.

12.   Lay members of the Roman Catholic Church have no voice in definitive decisions.

13.   On the local level, the charter calls for diocesan review boards that will have lay members appointed by the bishops to help bishops determine whether abuse has occurred.

14.   Serrano suggested that lay members be given greater power to scrutinize bishops at the diocesan level.

15.   Several lay members also offered their views, both for and against the agreement.

16.   The author, a lay member of a Benedictine monastery, finds a medieval contemplativeness in the arid life of the western regions of North and South Dakota.

17.   The effort he is leading will teach lay members of local churches and synagogues to lead their members through four sessions of instruction and practice.

18.   The ties included Enron contracts with companies controlled by Lay family members and investments in companies in which family members had substantial holdings.

19.   Vacon said he took the complaint seriously because the father was a doctor, a senior lay member of the church and a Middlesex County official.

20.   What percentage have instituted review boards with lay members to handle charges, along the lines of the Chicago model?