SFD Application for a Minister's License 2027

Application for District License

Instructions: Fill in the application. When you reach the last page, there will be a "Done" icon at the end. Be sure to type your name in the signature block at the end, understanding that this will be recognized as a legal signature and that this is an official document. Having fully completed your application click "Done". You will be directed to a Thank You page indicating that your application has been submitted. 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. At the end of the application there will be a place for you to list the paragraph numbers from the Manual indicating the portions you have read dealing with the "Call & Qualifications of the Minister" and "The Licensed Minister."
APPLICANT'S INFORMATION
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EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION

7. Education Information

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What part of a validated Course of Study for Ministers have you completed?
Total number of lifelong learning hours completed this year: ( (Note: Twenty hours of lifelong learning is the minimum expectation each year, according to Manual 521.6.)
Are you now enrolled or do you plan to enroll in one of our Nazarene institutions?
If yes, which Nazarene institutions?
Religious Experience
1. Briefly describe your call into the ministry.
2. Briefly describe your conversion.
3. Are you entirely sanctified?
If yes to question 3, briefly share your experience.
4. Have you had any spiritual lapses since your conversion and sanctification?
If yes to question 4, please explain.
Church Relations

5.. Church Membership (last five years)

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6a. First local minister's license was issued by which local church? Date?
6b. Have you ever been district licensed or ordained in the Church of the Nazarene?
If yes to question 6b, 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:
6c. First district minister’s license was issued by which district:

7a. Record of Licensed Ministry

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7b. If currently assigned as an associate pastor (PSV), is the assignment:
8. Have you ever been involved in church trouble of any kind?
If yes to question 8, please explain.
9. Are you in full sympathy and hearty accord with the standards, doctrines, and government of the Church of the Nazarene?
10. Will you wholeheartedly support the church and its institutions?
11. What experience have you had thus far in preaching?
12a. Do you sense the urgency of Christians being entirely sanctified?
12b. Does your ministry result in the sanctification of believers?
If no to question 12 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?
If no to question 14, state particulars.
15. Are your spouse and children in good health?
If no to question 15, state particulars.
16. Are there physical irregularities in your family that would hinder your ministry?
If yes to question 16, state particulars.
17. Does your spouse support you in your commitment to fulfill your calling?
If no to question 17, state particulars.

18. Financials debts; add amounts as well in explanation

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19. Are you behind on any debt or obligation?
If yes to question 19, please explain.
20a. Have you been divorced?
20b. Has your marriage been annulled? (*Note: If the marriage was consummated, the annulment would be treated as a divorce; if it wasnot consummated, the annulment would not be treated as a possible barrier to ordination.)
20c. Was the marriage consummated?
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 524.1 (#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.”)
20e. Have you already submitted the supporting documents? (If these details have not been submitted, immediate contact should be made with the District Secretary.)
21. Has your spouse been divorced, had an annulment, or a legal separation?
If yes to either of the above questions 21, please explain:
22. If married, are you now living with your spouse?
If no to questions 22, please explain:
23a Have you ever been arrested, convicted or pled "no contest" at any time?
23b Have you ever been accused of child molestation, exploitation or abuse?
If yes to either of the above questions 23, please explain:
Signature & List of Manual Paragraphs Read
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.Please indicate if you have read these sections.
List the paragraph numbers from the Manual indicating the portions you have read dealing with the "Call & Qualifications of Ministry" and "The Licensed Minister."
The General Assembly has outlined the COURSE OF STUDY in the Manual and 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 chairman of the district board, or you may consult with your local pastor.

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Application for District License

APPLICANT'S INFORMATION

EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION

Religious Experience

Church Relations

Personal Information

Signature & List of Manual Paragraphs Read