407. License As a Local Pastor--All persons not ordained as deacons or elders who preach and conduct divine worship and perform the duties of a pastor under pastoral appointment shall have a license as a local pastor. The board of ordained ministry (733.2g) may recommend to the executive session of the annual conference the licensing of those persons who have:
1. Completed the conditions for candidacy certification in 404;
2. Completed the studies for the license as a local pastor as prescribed and supervised by the Division of Ordained Ministry or one-third of their work for a Master of Divinity degree at a school of theology listed by the University Senate;
3. Been examined and recommended by the district committee on ordained ministry;
4. Been approved by the board of ordained ministry (732.2g); and
5. Provided the board with a satisfactory certificate of good health on a prescribed form from a physician approved by that board if being appointed as a full-time local pastor. The conference may require psychological and/or psychiatric tests and evaluations to provide additional information to qualify for such coverage.
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PETS Creator: John Brawn
1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 407
1996 United Methodist General Conference