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Called \u201cLay Minister Preparatory Course,\u201d it consists of three five-day sessions, which if attended consecutively take 15 days to complete but which can be spread out over a longer period of time.<\/p>\n<p>Those who complete the three sessions will be qualified to be registered as \u201clay minister.\u201d Please note that the term \u201c<em>kyoto<\/em>,\u201d formerly translated as \u201cminister,\u201d will now be translated as \u201clay minister.\u201d Thus, those who have registered with Church Headquarters as \u201c<em>kyoto<\/em>\u201d will be called a \u201clay minister\u201d in English.<\/p>\n<p>Other recent changes include the following: The former Head Minister Qualification Course Two has been renamed \u201cMinister Qualification Course.\u201d The former Head Minister Qualifying Examination is now called \u201cMinister Qualifying Examination.\u201d Those who have completed the Minister Qualification Course and passed the Minister Qualifying Examination can be referred to as \u201cminister candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new course is part of the instructional system that was launched in 2003 with the introduction of the Basics Course. 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