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{{Infobox album
| name         = The Ministry of Archers
| type         = [[Album]]
| artist       = [[Joy Electric]]
| cover        = TMOA_(album).jpg
| alt          =
| released     = August 30, 2005
| recorded     = 2004–2005
| venue        =
| studio       = The Electric Joy Toy Company
| genre        = [[Synthpop]]
| length       = 32:01
| label        = {{hlist|[[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]]|[[Somewherecold Records|Somewherecold]]|Republic of Texas}}
| producer     = [[Ronnie Martin (Joy Electric)|Ronnie Martin]]
| prev_title   = [[Workmanship (album)|Workmanship]]
| prev_year    = 2005
| next_title   = [[Montgolfier and the Romantic Balloons]]
| next_year    = 2005
}}
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = The Phantom Tollbooth
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tollbooth.org/2005/reviews/je9.html|last=Avants|first=Jonathan|title=Joy Electric: The Ministry of Archer|website=The Phantom Tollbooth|date=August 29, 2005|accessdate=September 10, 2021}}</ref>
|rev2 = Jesus Freak Hideout
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TheMinistryOfArchers.asp|last=Wier|first=Brett|title=Joy Electric: The Ministry of Archers|website=Jesus Freak Hideout|date=August 30, 2005|accessdate=September 10, 2021}}</ref>
|rev3 = Punk News
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/4824/joy-electric-the-ministry-of-archers|last=Rogowski|first=Jordan|title=Joy Electric: The Ministry of Archer|website=Punk News|date=December 22, 2005|accessdate=September 10, 2021}}</ref>
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'''''The Ministry of Archers''''' is the tenth studio album by American Christian [[Synth-pop|synthpop]] band [[Joy Electric]]. It was released on compact disc by [[Tooth & Nail Records]] on August 30, 2005.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Helms |first=William Ruben |date=November 15, 2005 |title=Joy Electric: The Ministry of Archers |url=https://glidemagazine.com/2634/joy-electric/ |accessdate=September 10, 2021 |website=Glide Magazine}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Simpson |first=Ernest |date=September 1, 2005 |title=Joy Electric: The Ministry of Archers |url=https://www.treblezine.com/joy-electric-the-ministry-of-archers/ |accessdate=September 10, 2021 |website=Treblezine}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=September 11, 2005 |title=The Ministry of Archers by Joy Electric (Review) |url=https://opuszine.us/reviews/the-ministry-of-archers-joy-electric |accessdate=September 10, 2021 |website=Opus}}</ref> A 12" colored vinyl version was co-released through Republic of Texas Recordings and [[Somewherecold Records]] in October 2005, which includes two bonus tracks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Travis |date=August 23, 2005 |title=Joy Electric - The Ministry Of Archers LP Pre-Order! |url=http://republicoftexasrecordings.com:80/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6746&amp;sid=e4f17c9e59d7e76094f69c8f2750e1e6 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051225170849/http://republicoftexasrecordings.com:80/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6746&amp;sid=e4f17c9e59d7e76094f69c8f2750e1e6 |archive-date=December 25, 2005 |access-date=August 3, 2020 |website=Republic of Texas Recordings}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2006-05-05 |title=Joy Electric Test Presses |url=http://www.joyelectric.com/jeboard/viewtopic.php?t=4683 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060505102712/http://www.joyelectric.com/jeboard/viewtopic.php?t=4683 |archive-date=May 5, 2006 |access-date=September 25, 2020 |website=[[Joy Electric]]}}</ref> The album is the fourth release in the five-part "Legacy" series. The [[Minimoog Voyager|Moog Voyager]] synthesizer was used for the creation of all sounds.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline      =
| all_writing   = [[Ronnie Martin (Joy Electric)|Ronnie Martin]]
| title1        = A Family of Archers
| length1       = 1:16
| title2        = The Ministry of Archers
| length2       = 3:25
| title3        = Most Terrible Archer
| length3       = 3:21
| title4        = Become as Murderers
| length4       = 3:20
| title5        = A Hatchet, A Hatchet
| length5       = 3:27
| title6        = Hornets Horns
| length6       = 3:21
| title7        = Quite Quieter than Spiders
| length7       = 3:07
| title8        = Rickety Trickery
| length8       = 3:25
| title9        = In Intricacies
| length9       = 2:15
| title10       = Can You Refrain
| length10      = 5:04
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Vinyl-only Bonus Tracks
| title11 = Bears in Hibernation
| length11 = 3:27
| title12 = Octuplet Down
| length12 = 3:21
| total_length = 38:49
}}
==References==
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