Posts Tagged ‘credentialing’
I Was Wrong About Ordination
No one likes to admit they are wrong, especially if they were wrong for 20 years. However, that was the case with my ordination experience in the EFCA. I started the ordination process almost 20 years ago, but I didn’t get very far. The required reading wasn’t as engaging as I had hoped; the steps…
Read MoreStrengthening Ministry Through Evaluation
Licenses and credentials are nothing new to us. If you drive a car, there is a process of written and practical evaluation to become a licensed driver, and systems of accountability for misusing the privilege of operating several tons of metal and plastic at high speed. Various professions require licensing, whether medicine, law, or real…
Read MoreUnity, Identity and Credentialing
The main distinction of Christianity from all other world religions is Christianity’s understanding of the purpose of man, his condition, his destiny and God’s intervention into creation through the God-man Jesus Christ. Christianity’s details center on the beauty and grace-soaked doctrines of the person of Christ, his work and his ascension, followed by the sovereign…
Read MoreCredentialing Is The Starting Point Of The Ministry Marathon.
Your Bible training, whether it’s seminary, Gateway Theological Institute or another has equipped you well. The hours of lectures, shelves of books and numerous papers have prepared you for a life of vocational ministry. By God’s abundant grace, you are now ready to start. But ministry doesn’t begin with your degree. Ministry begins when your…
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