![]() ![]() It would be uncomfortable to not approve the man since his family and others have come to witness his ordination who are just outside the door, and this would bring great embarrassment upon the candidate, his family, his friends, and the church that wants him ordained. In an effort to rush, since many times the presbyter is schedule to meet forty-five minutes or an hour before the ordination service, an unqualified man may be ordained. The presbyter council needs to be assured that the candidate is fit to be an ordained pastor. Out of this fear we may allow others to answer for the candidate instead of allowing him to answer for himself. ![]() The reader needs to understand that if we are not cautious and live in fear of upsetting someone during the questioning process, or afraid of coming across as antagonistic for asking detailed questions of the candidate at the presbyter council, then we can easily failed in our duty as members of the presbyter. "Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people's sins keep yourself pure." 2nd Tim 5:22 As I thought about this man God told me, in His quiet voice, "You should be concerned, you helped ordain him." I then realized how I had failed the process and was not true to the Scripture concerning ordination This writer was very disappointed in, and concerned about, this man. It seemed that one of the churches in our association had called a minister who, we later found, was very immature, unlearned in Scripture, and one who was childish and very angry about many things. In 2004 our concern of unqualified men being ordained into the Gospel ministry had come to a head. We believe in the autonomy of the local church, therefore, the following guidelines are only suggestions, not commands. It should first be noted that the following guidelines are not ironclad rules that a church must feel they have to obey. WHY THE NEED FOR GUIDELINES FOR ORDAINING PASTORS ![]()
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