...through the ministry of Word, Sacrament, and Order
ministries of koinonia, didache, leiturgia,
kerygma, and diakonia and acknowledgment and
authentication...
[Second paragraph] ...laying on of my hands" (II Timothy 1:6, NRSV).
[Third paragraph] ...for examination and granting credentials
certification and licensing to those who seek ordination....
[Fourth paragraph] ...a shared relationship between those
the one being ordained for sacramental and functional
leadership....
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 23000-MN-432-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference