 Many Protestant denominations reject the idea that the clergy are a separate category of people, but rather stress the "priesthood of all believers".Based on this theological approach, most Protestants do not have a sacrament of ordination like the pre-Reformation churches.Protestant ordination, therefore, can be viewed more as a public statement by the ordaining body that an individual possesses the theological knowledge, moral fitness, and practical skills required for service in that faith group's ministry.