2. Reasons for seeking ordination:
Ordination is the act by which the church community calls out, after recognition of God’s call upon his/her life, an individual to the specific task of pasturing a local congregation. With this call comes certain responsibilities of teaching, preaching, worship leadership, embodying a godly life and servant leadership (1 Pet. 5:1-3), and administering the ordinances. Ordination is rooted in the ordination of rabbis (Num. 27:18-23), the call of the twelve and Matthias (Mk. 3:14-15; Acts 1:21-23), the commissioning of the seven (Acts 6:6), and the call from a local congregation (1 Tim. 1:18, 4:14).
Throughout my journey many churches have encouraged me to pursue ordination. They have confirmed God’s call upon my life. Therefore, through their support, the inner prompting of the Holy Spirit, and a passion to walk alongside other believers it is my desire to seek ordination to serve a local church.
