In this free, printable resource, Dr. N.M. Van Cleave walks new ministers through The Meaning and Challenge of Ordination.
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The Meaning and Challenge of Ordination In this free, printable resource, Dr. N.M. Van Cleave walks new ministers through The Meaning and Challenge of Ordination.Useful for churches looking to ordain new ministers, the brochure includes the history and meaning of ordination to give those being ordained a full sense of their calling: “The setting apart of certain people for a ministry of spiritual leadership had become a set practice in the church well before the close of the apostolic era,” the brochure begins.
The responsibility of the church in ordination is discussed, as well as whether ordination is an act of God or of the church. Appropriate Bible verses are included throughout for further study.
