Question about ordination...

[whateveristrue]

Does being ordained under a certain denomination limit you to ministering to that denomination? Like, what if you decided you want to work for another church or organization in the future? Will you be accepted?

Also, how do non-denominational pastors get ordained?

 

[DaRev]

Depends on the denomination. In the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, pastors are trained and certified by the synod in order to serve in LCMS congregations. Someone who has been ordained outside of the LCMS must go through a training program called "colloquy", usually for a year, and then a vicarage or internship period before receiving a call to be a pastor in an LCMS congregation.

 

[mrscplus]

Typically, each denomination has it's own "rules", and because it's theologicaly based, people know that the pastor is in agreement with the theological stance.

So, in order to "change" denominations need to be a serious personal revelation, and the denomination must agree with the change that has taken place.

Not sure about non-denominational churches...

 

[whateveristrue]

Typically, each denomination has it's own "rules", and because it's theologicaly based, people know that the pastor is in agreement with the theological stance.

So, in order to "change" denominations need to be a serious personal revelation, and the denomination must agree with the change that has taken place.

Not sure about non-denominational churches...

So if the denomination does not agree with the "change", I suppose the preacher would have to get re-ordained? I guess it makes sense that ordinations are not transferable between denominations.

 

[DaRev]

Well, "ordination" is for life, regardless of denomination (as long as it was in a Christian denomination). It's whether or not that particular church body will extend a call to someone who has been ordained outside of that church body without additional education and training.

Some non-denominational churches do not require any formal training to be a pastor, so I wouldn't expect there to be any problem with one of those, regardless of where the pastor was ordained.

 

[YeshuaTourniquet]

in a word, yes, it can limit you, but if your firm in your discernment that the denomination you wish to be ordained by is the same denomination you wish to serve in then barring a personal revelation why would you wish to go somewhere else? my training was non demoninational and i find if you choose to go a certain demoninations they don't view your status as valid, however where i am serving now is unafliated with any demonination so i get away with it