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8 results for “Chapter 18: Candidates for the Gospel Ministry”
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18-1
18-1. A candidate for the ministry is a member of the Church in full communion who, believing himself to be …
18-6
18-6. The Presbytery shall require every candidate for the ministry under its care to make a report to it at least once a year; …
18-4
… to the jurisdiction of the Session, but as respects his preparatory training for the ministry he is under the oversight of the Presbytery. It shall be the duty of …
18-2
18-2. Every applicant for the ministry must put himself under the care of Presbytery, which should ordinarily be the Presbytery …
18-8
18-8. An applicant coming as a candidate from another denomination must present testimonials of his standing in that body and must become a member of a congregation in …
18-3
… examined by the Presbytery on experiential religion and on his motives for seeking the ministry. If the testimonials and the examination prove satisfactory, the Presbytery shall receive him under …
18-7
… also, for sufficient reasons, remove the name of the candidate from its roll of candidates; but in such a case it shall report its actions and the reasons therefore …
18-5
18-5. For the development of his Christian character, for the service he can render, and for his more effective training, the candidate, when entering on his theological studies, …