Section IV. Representative Ministry
108. Within the people of God, there are those called to the representative ministry--ordained and diaconal. Such callings are evidenced by special gifts, evidence of God's grace, and promise of usefulness. God's call to representative ministry is inward as it comes to the individual and outward through the judgment and validation of the Church. When inner and outer call agree and are affirmed through election by an annual conference, the candidate may then be ordained or consecrated, according to such election, through symbolic acts which confer special roles of responsibility.
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1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 108
1996 United Methodist General Conference