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Ordained Clergy interested in the latest information concerning the Search and Call process for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) need to visit the Disciples' Search and Call page at the following address Search and Call Web-site: http://www.discipleshomemissions.org/SearchAndCall/index.htm
III. The Office of Ordained MinisterA. Description of the Office. The broadest authorization for representative ministry granted by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is conferred upon men and women whom it inducts into the office of ordained minister. By ordination the church recognizes that ordained persons, in fulfilling their calling as servants of Christ, possess the abilities, qualities and preparation needed for the performance of their assigned functions, accepts their ministry in and for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and for the whole body of Christ, covenants to undergird the ministry, and grants authority to perform that ministry as a representative of the church. In accepting ordination, the ordained minister covenants to obey God by caring for the church, offering gifts of mind and body to that service, and agreeing to fulfill the functions of a minister. B. Authorization to Ordain on Behalf of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Within these policies and criteria, established by the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the regions and their related congregations share responsibility for ordination. Specifically assigned to the regions is the responsibility to establish procedures to evaluate applicants, admit them to candidacy, care for their nurture, authorize ordination, and supervise the act of ordination.
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