LICENSE AND ORDINATION
SECTION 1
LICENSE TO THE MINISTRY
The tradition of Calvary Baptist Church is to license to the Gospel Ministry those who give satisfactory evidence of their Christian experience and purpose, who give testimony of their compelling sense of Divine Call to Christian service and whose views upon examination prove consistent with the Christian faith in general and Baptist beliefs in particular. Candidates for licensing shall be presented by the Pastor and confirmed by a majority vote at a business meeting.
SECTION 2
ORDINATION TO THE MINISTRY
The tradition of Calvary Baptist Church is to ordain to the Ministry, after due examination by the members, those who give satisfactory evidence of the Christian experience and purpose, who give testimony of their compelling sense of Divine Call to Christian service and whose views upon examination prove consistent with the Christian faith in general and Baptist beliefs in particular. Candidates for licensing shall be presented by the Pastor and confirmed by a majority vote at a business meeting.
SECTION 3
ORDINATION OF DEACONS
The tradition of Calvary Baptist Church is to ordain its members upon their election to serve in the Biblical office of Deacon unless previously ordained by Calvary Baptist Church or some other Baptist church.
Adopted May 14, 1997