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Ordination
Ordination to the ordered ministry of teaching elder is an
act of the whole church carried out by the presbytery,
setting apart a person to ordered ministry. Such a person
shall have fulfilled the ordination requirements of the
presbytery of care and received the call of God to service to
a congregation or other work in the mission of the church
that is acceptable to the candidate and to the presbytery of
call.
G-2.0701
Place of Ordination
The presbytery placing the call to the candidate for ministry
shall ordinarily examine, ordain, and install the candidate.
G-2.0702
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Service of Ordination
The order for that service of worship in the Directory for
Worship (W‐4.4000) shall be followed.
G-2.0703
Record of Ordination
The presbytery of call shall record the ordination and
installation, along with written affirmation of the new
teaching elder to the obligations undertaken in the
ordination questions, and enroll the teaching elder as a
member of the presbytery. The stated clerk of the
presbytery shall report these actions to the General
Assembly, the presbytery of care, and to the congregation
of which the candidate was formerly a member.
G-2.0704
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From the Advisory Handbook on Preparation for Ministry PC(USA), Release 2.0 (June 2015)
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