{"id":6640,"date":"2014-07-23T16:59:34","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T20:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciples.org\/general-commission-order-ministry\/preparing-for-ministry\/"},"modified":"2020-03-24T18:02:34","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T22:02:34","slug":"preparing-for-ministry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/disciples.org\/gcom\/preparing-for-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Order of Ministry in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is comprised of commissioned ministers and ordained ministers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Commissioned ministers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>May or may not be seeking ordination<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ordained ministers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Have been under care of a region<\/li><li>Have been involved in a program of study<\/li><li>Have met the criteria for ordination, authorized by the region, and ordained by the region and their sponsoring congregation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are considering ministry in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), whether commissioned or ordained, you should first contact your <a href=index-501.html>regional minister<\/a>.\u00a0 She\/he will discuss the process for commissioning and\/or ordination in your specific region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>Together with the Regional Commission on Ministry, you will discern the appropriate and authorized program of study and formation for your journey in ministry<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Order of Ministry in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is comprised of commissioned ministers and ordained ministers. Commissioned ministers May or may not be seeking ordination Ordained ministers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":6623,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6640","page","type-page","status-publish","entry","one-third"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Preparing for Ministry - Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)<\/title>\n
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