The Reverend

=====Restoration Movement=====
Like some other groups that assert the lack of clerical titles within the church as narrated in the New Testament, congregations in the [[Restoration Movement]] (i.e., influenced by [[Barton Warren Stone]] and [[Alexander Campbell (clergyman)|Alexander Campbell]]), often disdain use of ''The Reverend'' and instead use the more generalized designation ''Brother''. The practice is universal within the [[Churches of Christ]] and prevalent in the [[Christian Churches and Churches of Christ]] but has become uncommon in the [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)|Disciples of Christ]], which use ''The Reverend'' for ordained ministers.<ref>{{Citation | first1 = Frank S | last1 = Mead | first2 = Samuel S | last2 = Hill | first3 = Craig D | last3 = Atwood | title = Handbook of denominations in the United States | edition = 12th | place = Nashville | publisher = Abingdon | year = 2005 | ISBN = 0-687-05784-1}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | editor1-first = Douglas A | editor1-last = Foster | editor1-link = Douglas A. Foster | editor2-first = Paul M | editor2-last = Blowers | editor3-first = Anthony L | editor3-last = Dunnavant | editor4-first = D Newell |display-editors = 3 | editor4-last = Williams | title = Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement | place = Grand Rapids | publisher = William B Eerdmans | year = 2004 | ISBN = 0-8028-3898-7}}</ref>