Ordination

[kerux]

For those who are ordained, what is your ordaining ministry?

 

[Macrina]

I am ordained as a Minister of the Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). My ordination followed my call to be the solo pastor of a small church. Preaching, celebrating communion, and conducting baptisms are the aspects of my ministry that make it an "ordained" position.

Why do you ask?

 

[kerux]

Just curious as to others' ordaining ministries.

 

[Macrina]

How about you, Kerux? Tell us about your ministry?

 

[kerux]

I am Senior Pastor of Saved By Grace Ministries. We are a non-denominational Christian church with a purpose to reach out and spread the healing touch and Word of God. We offer free licesure/ordination for those who are willing to meet certain criteria. We are currently looking for a place to plant. We also offer free Christian counseling as well as a School of Ministry.

We have locations in both Decatur and Elgin, IL., Decatur will be our main location for the actual church and Elgin will be an extension for counseling and pastoral care mainly. So far we have ordained one person who is on staff with us at present. There is a total of four staff members. Myself, a Senior Associate Pastor, Associate Pastor, and an Assistant Pastor. My wife is our Associate Pastor. All of us except the Assistant Pastor are ordained by United Christian Ministries International, as well as we all hold our own churches ordination.

Here is the link to our website: http://www.sbgm04.org

 

[Macrina]

I am Senior Pastor of Saved By Grace Ministries. We are a non-denominational Christian church with a purpose to reach out and spread the healing touch and Word of God. We offer free licesure/ordination for those who are willing to meet certain criteria. We are currently looking for a place to plant. We also offer free Christian counseling as well as a School of Ministry.

We have locations in both Decatur and Elgin, IL., Decatur will be our main location for the actual church and Elgin will be an extension for counseling and pastoral care mainly. So far we have ordained one person who is on staff with us at present. There is a total of four staff members. Myself, a Senior Associate Pastor, Associate Pastor, and an Assistant Pastor. My wife is our Associate Pastor. All of us except the Assistant Pastor are ordained by United Christian Ministries International, as well as we all hold our own churches ordination.

Here is the link to our website: http://www.sbgm04.org

Great! I will check out your website. It sounds like there are wonderful things going on with your ministry. Please continue to share what God is doing!

Also, I'd like to invite you into the Pastor's Break Room... a place to relax and chat about our lives and ministries. It's good to meet you!

 

[Father Rick]

I am a priest in the Old Catholic Church of North America.


Kerux-- how many people are you currently ministering to/are in your congregation. You state you have 4 pastors, but no church yet. Are you building a church as well or focusing on being a licensing organization?

 

[kerux]

Right now we are ministering to 25 to 30 people. We are looking for a location to hold regular services. Licensing is only a part of what we do.

 

[clonenomore]

I am ordained through the United Chrisitan Faith Ministries. I actually come from the United Methodist Church, and I went through the Candidate for Ordained Ministry program. However, God had other plans for me -- I have been called to plant a non-denominational church in NW Georgia, USA.

I'll check out your site as well. I'm always interested in other ministries.

 

[kerux]

Mark,

How long have you been with UCFM?

 

[clonenomore]

Mark,

How long have you been with UCFM?

I was ordained August 30, 2004.

 

[kingzjewel]

I was ordained may 2003 by the universal life church.