Ordination is the closest thing the Church has to a professional review board. Several months back, one of our men requested to be ordained, so we called together an Ordination Council made up of local pastors and a pastor friend of the man being ordained. The questioning period included questions about his personal life, doctrinal positions, and ministry experience. My personal opinion is that there are too many "mama called" and "un-educated" preachers who have distorted doctrine and lowered the integrity of the pastoral office, so we approached this VERY seriously.
The questions directed to David included, but were not limited to:
- His salvation experience
- His call to ministry
- His marriage & fidelity
- His family's financial integrity
- His personal walk with God
- Names of people he has recently led to Christ
- Doctrine of God (Theology)
- Doctrine of Jesus Christ (Christology)
- Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (Pneumatology)
- Doctrine of Salvation (Soteriology)
- Doctrine of the Scriptures (Bibliology)
- Doctrine of the Church (Ecclesiology)
- Doctrine of Last Things (Eschatology)
Under each of the categories above, the Council agreed that David had a good knowledge and practical application. They recommended to the church that David be ordained into the Gospel Ministry. A special service was held for such purpose that included a Scriptural charge, prayer, and the laying on of hands.
It was a great for Emmanuel Baptist Church to ordain a man into ministry! We are praying that God will call others from our congregation into His service!
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