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14. Describe your understanding of an inclusive church and ministry. The inclusiveness of the Church is stated rather strongly in Article IV of The Constitution of The United Methodist Church. It states, “The United Methodist Church is a part of the church universal, which is one Body in Christ. The United Methodist Church . . . → Read More: Ordination Question 14 13. What is the meaning of ordination in the context of the general ministry of the Church? Throughout the candidacy process I, like many others, have struggled with the meaning of ordination. This struggle stems mainly from my belief in the priesthood of all believers. All believers are called to share in . . . → Read More: Ordination Question 13 At one time I had posted the letter that I sent to the district office when I entered the candidacy program in The United Methodist Church. Somehow, in moving the website around, I lost that post. So here it is again… for what it’s worth. ———————————————————————- Then I heard the voice of the . . . → Read More: Answering God’s Call 1. Describe your personal experience of God and the understanding of God you derive from biblical, theological, and historical sources. Augustine, in The Trinity, says, “it is difficult to contemplate and fully know the substance of God; who fashions things changeable, yet without any change in [Godself], and creates things temporal, yet without any . . . → Read More: Ordination Question 1 12. Describe your understanding of diakonia, the servant ministry of the church, and the servant ministry of the provisional member. The word diakonia is the Greek word for service and sums up in one word the nature of Christian ministry. The last thing we fallen humans like to think of is serving others, instead . . . → Read More: Ordination Question 12 11. How do you perceive yourself, your gifts, your motives, your role, and your commitment as a provisional member and commissioned minister in The United Methodist Church? I wish that I could say that my response to God’s call had always been “Here am I. Send me.” Unfortunately, it has often been just the . . . → Read More: Ordination Question 11 10. Discuss your understanding of the primary characteristics of United Methodist polity. For me, connectionalism is the primary defining characteristic of United Methodist Polity. Bishops, superintendents, itinerancy, etc. all seem to be outgrowths of this central characteristic. I once heard our own David Stotts say, “Connectionalism is the DNA of United Methodism.” This can . . . → Read More: Ordination Question 10 9. Describe the nature and mission of the church. What are its primary tasks today? The Church is the body of Christ in the world, formed for the restoration of God’s created order. The Book of Discipline states that the local church, “as the most significant arena through which disciple-making occurs” is a community . . . → Read More: Ordination Question 9 8. The United Methodist Church holds that the living core of the Christian faith was revealed in Scripture, illumined by tradition, vivified in personal experience, and confirmed by reason. What is your understanding of this theological position of the Church? The primary source for our Christian beliefs and practices is the Bible. The Book . . . → Read More: Ordination Question 8 7. How do you intend to affirm, teach and apply Part II of the Discipline (Doctrinal Standards and Our Theological Task) in your work in the ministry to which you have been called? As a Christian, my first obligation is to bear a faithful witness to Jesus Christ. As a pastor/theologian, my primary obligation . . . → Read More: Ordination Question 7 |
   
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