The Ministerial Committee makes decisions on ministry credentials and policies that promote the support, health, and training of credentialed leaders and safe church practices for congregations. They meet quarterly to act on recommendations from the credentialing committee, review and revise current policies around credentialed leaders, and provide leadership in cases of misconduct.
Report from the June 5, 2024 Ministerial Committee Meeting:
Credentialing Updates
- Melky Tirtasaputra – Ordination (Whitehall [PA])
- Angelia Susanto – License toward Ordination License Extension (Nations Worship Center [Philadelphia, PA])
- Beth Davco – License toward Ordination 3 Year License Extension (Wellspring Church of Skippack [PA])
- Marcos Acosta – Withdrawn (Homestead [FL])
- Angel Tamayo – Withdrawn (Nueva Vida Norristown New Life [PA])
45 Credentialed Leaders have completed their 2024 Credentialing Renewal Process
Ministerial Committee Discussion Topics
Giving and Receiving Counsel Policy – addition of next steps of accountability, reporting, and reinstatement in cases of probation or suspension.Revision of credentialing process to add questionnaire for leaders of congregations who are not part of MC USA and don’t have access to the MLI (Ministerial Leadership Information) form.
Definitions Related to Credentials:
- Licensed for Specific Ministry (LSM) – Person called from within the congregation to serve in a specific leadership assignment within the congregation or another organization
- Licensed toward Ordination (LTO) – Issued for a three-year period with the purpose of testing the inner and outer call to ministry, further discerning of ministerial gifts, abilities, and aptitude; may or may not lead to ordination.
- License Extension – A three year-extension is given to a person in active ministry who has a license towards ordination but is not ready for ordination.
- Ordination (ORD) – Long-term leadership ministry credential appropriate for all pastors, area conference ministry staff, chaplains, missionaries, evangelists, and those determined by the church to have a continuing ministerial-leadership role in and on behalf of the church.
Status Definitions
- Active – held by those serving in a leadership-ministry assignment.
- Active without Charge – held by those not presently holding a ministry assignment.
- Inactive – held by those who have been without a ministerial assignment for more than three consecutive years.
- Retired – held by those who have retired from active ministry.
- Withdrawn – is given when a ministry credential is ended for non-disciplinary reasons.
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