A few weeks ago, the elders at Faith laid hands on one of our members before sending him overseas with his family to plant a church. They declared to our church that he had been ordained for ministry. You may be wondering what that was all about....
Become a Faith Bible Church member if you are not already.
Actively participate in a church ministry and/or Growth Group.
Participate in monthly Aspiring Men meetings, September through June, that include training, communicating God’s Word, and book discussion.
Read assigned books and participate in discussion during Aspiring Men meetings.
Attend elders meetings at least twice yearly.
Form a mentor team and meet three times each year for evaluation and encouragement related to pastoral ministry growth.
| First Year Exposure & Examination |
Second Year Education & Equipping |
Third Year Exposition & Evaluation |
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| Training | Expository preaching: epistles Introduction to Biblical Counseling |
Expository preaching: narrative Foundations of Biblical Counseling |
Small group Bible study Process of Biblical Counseling |
| Conferences | Faith’s Transform Conference | Faith’s Transform Conference | |
| Ministry | At least 2 hours per week | 3-4 hours per week | 4-5 hours per week |
| Mentoring | Form mentor team and meet twice yearly | Adjust mentor team (if necessary) and meet three times | Adjust mentor team (if necessary) and meet four times |
| Preaching | Preach once at Aspiring Men | Preach at least once at Aspiring Men (and possibly area church) | Lead small group Bible study (Aspiring Men) and preach 1-2 times (area churches) |
From Aspiring Men