What is the process for applying for ordination as a Methodist minister?
Answer Mike, I am saddened to hear that your heart is distressed. This cannot be a joyous time for you. If you can embrace a balanced Arminian theology of grace, as opposed to the usually Calvinist leanings of most Baptist teachings, then we may have a home for you. As you might guess from looking at us from the outside, we have a formal process that must be followed. It starts with you contacting a local UM pastor, who will put you in touch with a District Superintendent. You will then have several inches of real paperwork to wade through and on-line “paperwork” to complete. You will be assigned a mentor to help you through the duration of the process. You will be examined by a District Committee on Ordained Ministry. There will be at least three Seminary courses for you to complete: United Methodist Doctrine, United Methodist History, and United Methodist Polity, presuming your seminary was on our list of approved schools. If it was not, then you may be required to complete the degre
