Ministry Readiness Profile: Article Seven

Candidate’s Application to Council
(including an Autobiography and Personal Statement of Faith)

Initial Council Endorsement

CMLT Endorsement including Learning Covenant,
Financial Plan, and Testimony to Exceptional Giftedness

Statement of Psychological Fitness for Ministry

Positive Health Certificate

Criminal Background Check

Full Disclosure of Any Acts of Official Discipline,
Criminal Charges, or Ecclesiastical Complaint

SMCC Endorsement to Begin Ministry Preparation Phase

Ministry Evaluation(s)

Affirmation of Readiness for Ministry
(Letter from Mentor and, if applicable, Faculty Advisor)

Educational History (Official Transcripts or Equivalent)

Completion of the Ecclesiastical Program for Ministerial Candidacy

Biblical Knowledge Requirements Satisfied

Commitment to Three Forms of Unity

Willingness to Sign the Form of Subscription

Final Council Endorsement

Final SMCC Endorsement

Classical Exam with the concurrence of Synodical Deputies

Eligible for Call