Please explain to me the way to get into pastoring. I am asking for a friend not myself but what do you have to do to become a pastor?
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Becoming a Pastor
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emmzee
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It depends on the church. If your friend wants to become the pastor of a specific denomination (ex Baptist, Presbyterian, Salvation Army, etc) (s)he should find out what requirements that denomination has.
While it's not always necessary to have a seminary degree, it can be very helpful to have seminary training before taking on a pastoral role ... being a pastor is a VERY challenging calling. Often pastors will have an MDiv degree, which is a 3-year masters degree taken after university.
Here is a list of ATS accredited schools which offer the MDiv degree:
http://www.ats.edu/MemberSchools/Pages/DegreeSchools.aspx?id=10
If (s)he wants to do it via distance ed, one option is Liberty University who offers the MDiv online (Liberty is not ATS accredited but is regionally accredited which is just as good):
http://www.luonline.com/index.cfm?PID=14403
While it's not always necessary to have a seminary degree, it can be very helpful to have seminary training before taking on a pastoral role ... being a pastor is a VERY challenging calling. Often pastors will have an MDiv degree, which is a 3-year masters degree taken after university.
Here is a list of ATS accredited schools which offer the MDiv degree:
http://www.ats.edu/MemberSchools/Pages/DegreeSchools.aspx?id=10
If (s)he wants to do it via distance ed, one option is Liberty University who offers the MDiv online (Liberty is not ATS accredited but is regionally accredited which is just as good):
http://www.luonline.com/index.cfm?PID=14403
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The person needs to find out the process for their specific denomination, their pastor should be able to help in that regard. The discussion with his own pastor is a must, IMO. The call ministry is not to be taken lightly and the people around him should be able to verify that call.
I am working on my Bachelors in Pastoral Minsitries now, while serving as a licensed Nazarene minister. In our denomination there are a variety of ways to meet the education requirements, many of which do not end up with a degree.
I am working on my Bachelors in Pastoral Minsitries now, while serving as a licensed Nazarene minister. In our denomination there are a variety of ways to meet the education requirements, many of which do not end up with a degree.
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