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 September 3, 2025, Ministerial Committee Meeting
Committee Actions
Credentialing
License Toward Ordination (LTO) – grants the person all the privileges and responsibilities accorded to an ordained person, except to ordain someone else. This license is 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 and may or may not lead to ordination.
- Zacharie René, Pastor of Outreach, Lakeview Mennonite (North East, PA)
Ordination – grants the person the full range of ministerial privileges and responsibilities. This is a 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.
- Angelia Susanto, Nations Worship Center (Philadelphia, PA)
Transfer of Retired Credentials – held by those who have retired from active ministry.
- Robert Petersheim (transfer retired from ACC)
Reactivation
- Jenny Fujita (license towards ordination process)
License Extension – This LTO is 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 and may or may not lead to ordination. It is extended for three more years as needed.
- Héctor Quiñones – Garden Chapel (Victory Gardens, PA)
License Extension for Specific Ministry – is time, location, or ministry specific and is extended every three years as needed.
- Joe Paparone – Bethany Mennonite (Bridgewater Corners, VT)
- Yakub Limanto – Bethany Elevation (Elmhurst, NY)
Retired – held by those who have retired from active ministry.
- Roy Williams, North Tampa (College Hill)
Active without Charge – held by those not presently holding a ministry assignment
- Mike Ford, resigned from Zion Mennonite
Credentialing Status Renewal Update
- 100% complete! The board thanks Marta Castillo and Stacey Mansfield for their work.
Upcoming Conversations
- Healthy Boundaries Training for pastors
- Review of Credentialing Procedure Update
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