Highlights. 1  Gout is a painful inflammatory arthritis condition caused by deposits of uric acid crystals in the joints and soft tissues. The painful attacks often begin at night and may last for a week. 2  8.3 million people in the U.S. have gout.
A ministerium is an association of clergy from various religious groups who come together to accomplish a specific purpose, often to build collegiality and to meet or address socioeconomic needs in the community.
In some states the ministers, confined by denominational and territorial lines, formed a collegial body called the ministerium or spiritual ministerium (German: Geistliches Ministerium) in charge of supervising doctrine and teaching, clerical discipline and representing the clergy to the church administration.