• Care

  • Chaplains Commission

  • Ministerial Care

  • Ministry To Israel

  • Residential Care

  • SpiritCare

• Church

  • Family Ministries

  • Lay Ministries

  • Music Ministries

  • Women's Ministries

  • Youth and Christian Education

• Education

  • Bulgarian Theological College

  • Church of God Theological Seminary

  • European Theological Seminary

  • Han Young Theological University

  • Hispanic Institute of Ministry

  • International Bible College

  • International Studies

  • Lee University

  • Ministerial Development

  • Patten University

  • Puerto Rico Bible College

  • School of Ministry

  • Church of God South American Seminary

  • Western School of Christian Ministry

• Support Services

  • Benefits Board

  • Business and Records

  • Legal Services

  • Pathway Press

  • Publishing House

  • Stewardship

• World Evangelism

  • Evangelism and Home Missions

  • Evangelism - Black Ministries

  • Evangelism - Cross-Cultural Ministries

  • Evangelism - Hispanic Ministries (Editorial Evangélica)

  • Evangelism - Southwest Indian Ministries

  • Men/Women of Action

  • Ministry to the Military

  • World Missions

• General Ministries

  • Administrative Liaison to the General Overseer

  • Communications

Credentialing Process

For applications to be accepted for consideration, every question must be completely answered in each section. (If a specific question does not apply to your situation, it must be so stated.)

I. NEW APPLICANT

A. Pastor is to write the Regional Bishop requesting a New Minister pre-application
B. Upon completion, the pre-application, along with two letters of recommendation, must be returned to the Regional Bishop's office two weeks prior to the scheduled Ministerial Examining Committee meeting. (*Applicants submitting paperwork after the deadline will automatically be scheduled for the next examining date.)
C. The applicant (and spouse) will be given an appointment to be interviewed by the Examining Committee. **Note: All individuals seeking to apply for Exhorter credentials with the Delmarva-DC Church of God must attend Pre-Licensing Seminars. The three month program will be offered once a year (January through March.)
D. *If a divorce is involved, an interview will be scheduled with the Regional Bishop after the interview with the Examining Committee. Upon approval from the Regional Bishop, a series of forms concerning divorce and remarriage will be given to the applicant for completion.

II. EXHORTER APPLICANT (Note: Same procedure must be followed for Christian Education & Minister of Music Licensure.)

A. Applicants must first complete Step 1 - New Applicant.
B. Exhorter application is given to the applicant, upon approval, at the conclusion of the Pre-Licensing Seminars.
C. The Exhorter application should be completed by the ministerial applicant and given to the pastor to complete the pastoral recommendation. The entire application should be given to the District Bishop for his signature and endorsement.
D. The Completed application is then mailed to the Regional Bishop for his approval and signature.
E. Upon receipt of the completed application, a Local Church Endorsement Form will be mailed to the Pastor with instructions to hold a church conference to the purpose of setting forth the applicant for the ministerial rank of Exhorter.
F. The completed Local Church Endorsement Form is mailed to the Regional Bishop.
G. Approximately two weeks prior to the examination date, the applicant will receive a letter stating the date and time to be present for testing.
H. The test is administered. All paperwork is then mailed to the International Offices.
I. Credentials are mailed from the International Offices within 4-6 weeks.