APPLICATION FOR A DISTRICT MINISTER’S LICENSE

APPLICATION FOR A DISTRICT MINISTER’S LICENSE
Instructions: This application should be provided to the district secretary or the district superintendent at least two weeks prior to your scheduled interview or by the deadline set by your district, if earlier. The District Ministerial Credentials Board or Board of Ministry will use it to consider your request for a district minister’s license.
Choose One*

Minister’s LicenseElder TrackRenewal of Minister's LicenseDeacon TrackNot Pursuing Ordination (530.4)
Date*

MonthDayYear
Date
APPLICANT’S INFORMATION
Full Name*
MaleFemale
Address*
(City/State or Province/Postal Code)*
Phone*
E-mail*
example@example.com
District*
Local Church Membership*
Birth Date*

MonthDayYear
Date
Birthplace*
Marital Status*
Marriage Date

MonthDayYear
Date
Spouse’s Name
Birth Date

MonthDayYear
Date
Birthplace
Child’s Name
MaleFemale
Birth Date

MonthDayYear
Date
Child’s Name
MaleFemale
Birth Date

MonthDayYear
Date
Child’s Name
MaleFemale
Birth Date

MonthDayYear
Date
For additional children’s names and birth dates, please list on a separate piece of paper and include with this application.
EDUCATION INFORMATION
List all schools attended and degrees earned.

	Name	Year Graduated	Degree	Major/Minor
High School
College/University
College/University
College/University
Bible College
Seminary
Other

What part of a validate Course of Study for Ministers have you completed?*

1/41/23/4All
Total number of lifelong learning hours completed this year:*
(Note: Twenty hours of lifelong learning is the minimum expectation each year, according to Manual 529.6)
Are you now enrolled or do you plan to enroll in one of our Nazarene institutions?*

YesNo
If yes, which one?
RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
1. Describe your call into the ministry:*
2. Describe your conversion:*
3. Are you entirely sanctified?*

YesNo
Share your experience?*
4. Have you had any spiritual lapses since your conversion and sanctification?*

YesNo
If yes, please explain:
CHURCH RELATIONS

5. Record of Church Membership (last five years) * SDMI superintendent, church board member, minister of music, NMI president, NYI president, teacher, etc.*

	Year	Church	Served as*
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5

6a. First local minister’s license was issued by which local church*
Date*

MonthDayYear
Date
6b. Have you ever been district licensed or ordained in the Church of the Nazarene?*

NoYes
6b. If yes, list the most recent district that granted you a district license along with the date it was granted or the year of ordination and district on which it took place: District:
Date:

MonthDayYear
Date
6c. First district minister's license was issued by which district:
Date:

MonthDayYear
Date
7a. Record of Licensed Ministry

*Evangelist, pastor, teacher, student, other. If other, please explain.*

	Year	Licensed by District	Served as	Place

7b. If currently assigned as an associate pastor (PSV), is the assignment:

full-time?part-time?
8. Have you ever been involved in church trouble of any kind?*

YesNo
If yes, please explain:
9. Are you in full sympathy and hearty accord with the standards, doctrines, and government of the Church of the Nazarene?*

YesNo
10. Will you wholeheartedly support the Church and its institutions?*

YesNo
11.What experience have you had so far in preaching?*
12a. Do you sense the urgency of Christians being entirely sanctified?*

YesNo
12b. Does your ministry result in the sanctification of believers?*

YesNo
If no to either of the above questions, please explain:
13.How many would you estimate were sanctified under your ministry during the past two years?*
PERSONAL INFORMATION
14. Are you in good health?*

YesNo
If no, state particulars
15. Are your spouse and children in good health?

YesNo
If no, state particulars
16. Are there physical irregularities in your family that would hinder your ministry?*

YesNo
If yes, please explain
17. Does your spouse support you in your commitment to fulfill your calling? If no, please explain:

YesNo
17. Does your spouse support you in your commitment to fulfill your calling? If no, please explain
18. List your financial debts.
Financial Debt*
Amount*
19. Are you behind on any debt or obligation?*

YesNo
If yes, please explain:*
20a. Have you been divorced?*

YesNo
20b. Has your marriage been annulled? Note: If the marriage was consummated, the annulment would be treated as a divorce; if it was not consummated, the annulment would not be treated as a possible barrier to ordination.

YesNo
20c. Was the marriage consummated?

YesNo
20d. Have you ever had a legal separation? Details of said divorce/annulment/legal separation of the applicant must be submitted to the Board of General Superintendents for its review, in accordance with Manual paragraph 320 and specifications in paragraph 530.1 (#7, #8). “have had any disqualification, which may have been imposed by a district assembly, removed by an explanation in writing by the district superintendent and the District Advisory Board of the district where the disqualification was imposed; and provided further that their marriage relationship does not render them ineligible for a district license; and in case of a previous divorce, the recommendation of the District Board of Ministry District Ministerial Credentials Board along with supporting documents will be given to the Board of General Superintendents, which may remove this as a barrier to pursuing a license.”

YesNo
20e. Have you already submitted the supporting documents? If these details have not been submitted, immediate contact should be made with the District Secretary.

YesNo
21.Has your spouse been divorced, had an annulment, or a legal separation?

YesNo
If yes, please identify any of these that are applicable here
22. If married, are you now living with your spouse?*

YesNo
If no, what are your reasons?
23a. Have you ever been arrested, convicted or pled “no contest” at any time?*

YesNo
23b. Have you ever been accused of child molestation, exploitation, or abuse?*

YesNo
If yes to either of the above questions, please explain:
Applicant’s Signature*
Date*

MonthDayYear
Date
The Manual of the Church of the Nazarene is specific in matters pertaining to the licensed ministry of the church. These sections should be read carefully and the necessary requirements met before application is made for a district license. List the paragraph numbers from the Manual indicating the portion you have read dealing with the “Call & Qualifications of the Minister” and “The Licensed Minister."*
The General Assembly has outlined the COURSE OF STUDY in the Manual and it is detailed in the regional Sourcebook on Ordination. This course will be supervised by the District Ministerial Studies Board. Information may be secured by contacting the chairperson of this board, or you may consult with your local pastor.
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APPLICATION FOR A DISTRICT MINISTER’S LICENSE

APPLICANT’S INFORMATION

EDUCATION INFORMATION

RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE

CHURCH RELATIONS

PERSONAL INFORMATION