Article 6

a. The completion of a satisfactory theological training shall be required for
admission to the ministry of the Word.

b. Graduates of the theological seminary of the Christian Reformed Church
who have been declared candidates for the ministry of the Word by the
churches shall be eligible for call.

c. Those who have been trained elsewhere shall not be eligible for call
unless they have met the requirements stipulated in the synodical regulations
and have been declared by synod to be candidates for the ministry of the Word.