• Credential Information

  • Thank you for your interest in pursuing Ministerial Credentials with the Assemblies of God.

    Please understand that the credentialing process takes time and cannot be completed overnight. Our Credentialing Team will work with you throughout the process and will be available to assist you along the way.

    Forms to Complete
    Please complete and return the following:

    1. Credential Preliminary Application
        Please answer all questions on the application.
    2. Condensed Statement of Faith
        Please initial each statement to indicate your agreement.

    Once we receive your completed forms, our office will contact you with the next steps.

    If You or Your Spouse Have a Former Spouse Living
    If you or your spouse have a former spouse who is still living, please complete the Divorce Preliminary Application. You will receive the Divorce Application Packet first, before proceeding with the credential application.

    Important Information Before You Begin
    Please keep the following information in mind before completing and returning these forms:

    • The official application packet will be provided later in the process when you are ready to move forward.

    • There are three levels of Assemblies of God credentials: Certified Minister, Licensed Minister, and Ordained Minister. Most applicants begin at the Certified Minister level. Exceptions may apply if you are a graduate of a Bible college or currently hold ministerial credentials with another organization. 

    • A background check and credit check are required. If you have past-due accounts or outstanding bills, we strongly encourage you to begin working with your creditors now to establish payment arrangements. Unresolved financial obligations may delay the credentialing process.

    • You must be actively attending an Assemblies of God church and involved in ministry.

    • You must be a faithful tither to your local church. When you submit the official application, you will be required to provide two years of documented giving records.

    • Holy Spirit baptism is required. The Arkansas District requires both the applicant and the applicant's spouse to have been baptized in the Holy Spirit before the applicant can be approved for ministerial credentials.

     We look forward to assisting you as you prayerfully pursue God's calling on your life and take the next steps toward ministerial credentials.

  • Credential Preliminary Application

  • Date*
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Applicant's Date of Birth
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Marital Status*
  • Spouse's Date of Birth
     - -
    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Do you have a former companion living?*

  • If yes, please complete the Divorce Preliminary Application.

  • Does your spouse have a former companion living?

  • If yes, please complete the Divorce Preliminary Application.

  • To the best of your recollection, please provide at least a year for each of the following:

  • To the best of your recollection, please provide at least a year for each of the following:

  • Is spouse supportive of applicant's ministry?*

  • Educational Background

    There are certain educational requirements to be credentialed.

  • Arkansas School of Ministry (ARSOM) student*
  • Berean School of Ministry student*
  • Attended an Assemblies of God college or university*

  • If yes, where
    How many hours completed
    Field of Study
    Did you graduate?      
          
    What year did you graduate?

  • Attended a non-Assemblies of God college or university*

  • If yes, where
    How many hours completed
    Field of Study
    Graduate
          

  • Completed Chi Alpha internship*

  • If so, where *

  • Church and Ministry Involvement

  • Are you and your spouse (if applicable) members?*
  • Do you currently have credentials with the Assemblies of God?*

  • Do you currently have credentials with another organization?
    If so, with whom
    And how long?

  • Have you ever had credentials with the Assemblies of God?*

  • If yes, when *

    What level of credentials?
     
      
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    What district? *

  • Are you employed by the church*

  • If so, full-time or part-time 

          

    What is your position?

  • Are you in a ministry volunteer position?*

  • What is your position?
    For how long?

  • Family Information

  • What is your relationship with your spouse? (If applicable)*
  • What is your relationship with your children? (If applicable)*

  • Employment Information

  • Are you currently employed?*

  • Where?
    How many hours per week?

  • Student Information

  • Are you a student?*
  • If yes, full-time or part-time?

  • Where?

  • Financial Information

  • Are you currently paying 10% of your income to the local church?*

  • ***Once you are credentialed, you will be required to pay a portion of your tithe to the District and General Councils.

  • Have you ever filed for bankruptcy?*

  • Lifestyle/History Information

  • Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor, other than a traffic ticket?*
  • Have you ever been convicted of a felony?*
  • Have you ever been accused of, investigated for, or engaged in any sexual misconduct involving a minor or adult, including but not limited to child molestation, indecent liberties with a child, sexual harassment, rape, child pornography, sexual contact with a counselee, or sexual or non-sexual violence such as child abuse, assault, battery, murder, or kidnapping?*
  • In the last seven years (or since your conversion, if less than seven years ago) have you had sexual contact/activity outside of a biblically defined marriage (such as incest, adultery, homosexual activity, etc.)*
  • Over the past 12 months, have you struggled with any issues, life controlling habits or pornography that would hinder your ability to meet the leadership qualifications outlined in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9?*
  • Have you ever taken steps towards living or identifying as the sex opposite of your biological sex?*

  • Statement of Faith

    Arkansas Assemblies of God

  • For persons who desire credentials with the Assemblies of God, please read below the 16 Fundamental statements of the Assemblies of God and the statement on biblical marriage. If in agreement, the applicant must initial each one and sign the document. If married the applicant’s spouse must sign also.  If single, please mark NA on the spouse initial.

  • WE BELIEVE...The Scriptures are Inspired by God and declare His design and plan for mankind.

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  • WE BELIEVE...There is only One True God–revealed in three persons...Father, Son and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).

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  • WE BELIEVE...In the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. As God's son Jesus was both human and divine.

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  • WE BELIEVE...though originally good, Man Willingly Fell into Sin–ushering evil and death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.

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  • WE BELIEVE...Every Person Can Have Restored Fellowship with God Through 'Salvation' (trusting Christ, through faith and repentance, to be our personal Savior).

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  • WE BELIEVE...and practice two ordinances—(1) Water Baptism by Immersion after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's gift of salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.

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  • WE BELIEVE...the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a Special Experience Following Salvation that empowers believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it did in New Testament times.

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  • WE BELIEVE... The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is ‘Speaking in Tongues,’ as experienced on the Day of Pentecost and referenced throughout Acts and the Epistles.

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  • WE BELIEVE...Sanctification Initially Occurs at Salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christ like.

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  • WE BELIEVE...The Church has a Mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin.

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  • WE BELIEVE...A Divinely Called and Scripturally Ordained Leadership Ministry Serves the Church.

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  • WE BELIEVE...Divine Healing of the Sick is a Privilege for Christians Today and is provided for in Christ's atonement.

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  • WE BELIEVE...in The Blessed Hope—When Jesus Raptures His Church Prior to His Return to Earth (the second coming).

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  • WE BELIEVE...in The Millennial Reign of Christ when Jesus returns with His saints at His second coming and begins His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years.

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  • WE BELIEVE...A Final Judgment Will Take Place for those who have rejected Christ. They will be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing lake of fire.

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  • WE BELIEVE...and look forward to the perfect New Heavens and a New Earth that Christ is preparing for all people, of all time, who have accepted Him.

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  • WE BELIEVE… that marriage was established by God in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:18, 21-25) and confirmed by Jesus Christ to be a permanent relationship between a man and a woman. (Matthew 19:4-6)

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  • Covenant Agreements and Understandings

  • I (we) understand that once I receive ministerial credentials with the Assemblies of God that I will be required to send a portion of my tithe to the Arkansas District Council and to the General Council of the Assemblies of God.

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  • I (we) agree with the Assemblies of God stance of total abstinence from any form of alcoholic beverage and agree to follow.

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  • By signing below I am stating that I am in agreement with the statement of faith of the Arkansas Assemblies of God and the covenant agreements. I am also stating that I will uphold, teach, and train others these same tenets of faith.

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