STEP
1
Contact your local pastor and share your desire to respond to
God's call upon your life to pastoral ministry. If you are not
a member
of a local Free Methodist Church, talk to your pastor about
membership classes.
STEP
2
Enter into a “Learning Contract” (See Local
Ministerial Candidate’s Handbook) with the pastor (or
designee) who will mentor you through the process. The
pastor shall decide when you are ready to be recommended to the
local board of administration to be considered as a local
ministerial candidate.
STEP 3
After being licensed by the local church, file a transcript of all
post-secondary credits, an Enrollment Form and a signed copy of
your Local Ministerial Candidate Check List to Ministerial
Credentialing Services (See back of Local Ministerial Candidate
Handbook for forms.) Your transcripts will be evaluated and
a letter sent to you outlining the courses you will need to
complete the educational requirements for the ordination process.
