Honestly, I have never run into that in my entire life, until 5 minutes ago.
I'm wondering if you got soured on the term because somebody said it to you in a sneering tone of voice.
Honest question: so you call yourself a "lay minister"? Am I a "lay minister"?
“so you call yourself a “lay minister”?”
That is a dumb question intended as invective as it isn’t anything I have ever said. Do you still beat your dog and spit on the Bible?