Ministers Licensing

MINISTERS LICENSING
Qualifications for Licensed Ministers are issued by Calvary Tabernacle Inc. Qualifications are applicable to all Missionaries, Ministers in Training, Deacons and Deaconesses, Licensed Ministers and Ordained Elders. Qualifications are subject to approval by the Senior Pastor and the Executive Board Members of Calvary Tabernacle Inc.

The following are the Ministerial Credential Positions of Calvary Tabernacle Inc.
-Missionaries
-Ministers in Training
-Deacons and Deaconess
-Licensed Ministers
-Ordained Elders

Missionaries Requirements for Ministerial Credentials – Read the following:
-The entire Bible in the calendar year prior to applying for credentials
-The New Birth by David Bernard
-Complete In House Traing Course: The Role Of A Missionary

*Pass a test based on the above reading requirements and In House Training
*Must have faithfully served in the local church for at least one year
*Must get Senior Pastor’s approval and at least one of the five Executive Board Members
*Must commit to completing the requirements to become a licensed minister
*Shall be allowed to hold equivalent credentials with the International Bible Way Church Inc.

Ministers in Training Requirements for Ministerial Credentials – Read the Following:
-The entire Bible in the calendar year prior to applying for credentials
-The New Birth by David Bernard
-The Conversion Experience by Gary Erickson
-Godhead 1 Oneness of God by David Bernard
-Complete In House Training Course: The Role of a Minister

*Pass a test based on the above reading requirements and In House Training
*Must have faithfully served in the local church for at least one year
*Must get Senior Pastor’s approval and at least one of the five Executive Board Members
*Must commit to completing the requirements to become a licensed minister
*Shall be allowed to hold equivalent credentials with the International Bible Way Church Inc.

Deacons and Deaconesses Requirements for Ministerial Credentials – Read the Following:
-The entire Bible in the calendar year prior to applying for credentials
-The New Birth by David Bernard
-The Conversion Experience by Gary Erickson
-Godhead 1 Oneness of God by David Bernard
-Complete In House Training Course: The Role of a Deacon

*Pass a test based on the above reading requirements and In House Training
*Must have faithfully served in the local church for at least one year
*Must get Senior Pastor’s approval and at least two of the five Executive Board Members
*Must obtain strong recommendation from spouse or from two prominent members of the community
*Shall be allowed to hold equivalent credentials with the International Bible Way Church Inc.

Licensed Ministers Requirements for Ministerial Credentials – Read the Following:
-The entire Bible in the calendar year prior to applying for credentials
-The New Birth by David Bernard
-The Conversion Experience by Gary Erickson
-Godhead 1 Oneness of God by David Bernard
-God of Two Testaments by Robert Graves
-In Search of Holiness by Loretta and David Bernard
-Azusa Street by Frank Bartleman
-Phenomenon of Pentecost by Frank Ewart
-The Intercessors by Denzil Holman
-Living and Leading in Ministry by Mark Jordan

*Pass a test based on the above reading requirements and In House Training
*Must have faithfully served in the local church for at least one year
*Must get Senior Pastor’s approval and at least three of the five Executive Board Members
*Must obtain strong recommendation from spouse and two prominent members of the community
*Shall perform wedding ceremonies
*Shall perform all duties and responsibilities of the ministry
*Shall be allowed to hold equivalent credentials with the International Bible Way Church Inc.

Ordained Elders Requirements for Ministerial Credentials – Read the Following:
-Winds of God by Ethel Goss
-Conquest Through Prayer by Denzil Holman
-For Preachers Only by J.T. Pugh
-Handbook on Receiving the Holy Ghost by Fred Kinzie
-An Historical Survey of the Old Testament by Eugene Merrill
-Tabernacle, Priesthood and Offerings by Henry Soltau
-Ancient Wisdom for Today’s World by Daniel Segraves
-A Short Life of Christ by Everett Harrison
-Words and Works of Jesus Christ by J.D. Pentecost
-Growing a Church by David Bernard
-How to Prepare Sermons by William Evans
-If the Sheep Could Speak by Ralph Reynolds
-Let My People Grow! by Tim Massengale

*Must meet all the requirements of a Licensed Minister
*Pass a test based on the above reading requirements
*Must have faithfully served in the local church for at least one year
*Must get Senior Pastor’s approval and from all of the Executive Board Members
*Must obtain strong recommendation from spouse and two prominent members of the community
*Shall perform Funeral Services
*Shall perform Wedding Ceremonies
*Shall perform all duties and responsibilities of the ministry
*Shall be allowed to hold equivalent credentials with the International Bible Way Church Inc.

And God spake all these words, saying, 2. I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:1.