Constitutional Musings: Ordination to Validated Ministry

The question is often asked, “Can we ordain a candidate to a validated ministry?” A candidate can be ordained to a validated ministry as it aligns with the guidelines of the Presbytery and the Book of Order. “Ordination to the ordered ministry of teaching elder is an act of the whole church carried out by the
presbytery, setting apart a person to ordered ministry. Such a person shall have fulfilled the ordination requirements of the presbytery of care and received the call of God to service to a congregation or other work in the mission of the church that is acceptable to the candidate and to the presbytery of call” (G-
2.0701, emphasis added).