Ordination
We ordain our own pastors and ministers and hold the authority to revoke that standing. Our ministers may sign state marriage licenses.
We ordain our own pastors and ministers, and we hold the authority to revoke that standing. The criteria and course of study are being established as a separate work.
Our ministers may sign state marriage licenses.
Scripture References
- 1 Timothy 3:1–2“If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. A bishop then must be blameless”
- Acts 14:23“So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord”
- 1 Timothy 5:22“Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people’s sins”
Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.