Church Of God Polity Bishops Test Page 296 - 299

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The local church in churches should refrain from taking action on setting forth applicants for the ministry until the Blank has conferred with the state

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District overseer

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All applicants for the ministry must have blank

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The baptism in the Holy Spirit

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All ministers are required to pay Blank to retain their license

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Tithes

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All applicants for the ministry including those advancing in rank must give consent to the state regional office to conduct a blank check

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Criminal background

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The offices of the church are ordained offices placed by blank

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Christ

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The individuals placed in office or place by the blank and equipped by the Holy Spirit

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Calling of God

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Ministerial leadership offices include blank also called elders and stewards and blank

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Bishops, deacons

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Leadership is always related to the blank

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Ministry of the word the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit

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The act of ordination in the activity of the church Represented by such acts as

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Ring on of hands and sending ministers forth by the Holy Spirit in response to divine calling

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It seems that the passage in blank is a paradigm of ordination that consist of one the call of God two the approval of Christ represented in the laying on of hands and sending the ministers forth under the power of the Holy Spirit

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Acts 13:1-4

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Blank blank and blank are Foundational text that identify church ministries

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Romans 12:4-8

1 Corinthians 12:4-12, 28-30

Ephesians 4:11,12

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In terms of the current polity of the Church Of God blank blank blank are designations that have been recognized

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District overseer, administrating Bishop, and presding Bishop

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There is an implied hierarchy in the system that arranges biblically equal titles but there is no blank

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Biblical order

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The applicant Ordination as Bishop must meet the biblical requirements found in blank

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1 Timothy 3:1-7

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An applicant for ordination as Bishop may be ordained when he is 25 years of age providing he has had at least blank years of active ministry or he has 3 years of active ministry accompanied by a ministry related degree or its equivalent C from an accredited institution or one certified by the Church Of God division of education or when he is 30 years of age provide he has had at least 5 years of active ministry if he is otherwise qualified and those cases in which a ministerial applicant has had verifiable active minister oriel it's strange prior to receiving credentials exceptions to the age qualifications can be made upon recommendations by the ministerial applicants administrative Fisher and the approval of the executive council

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The ordained Bishop has the full right and authority to

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Church Of God ministers shall maintain a blank attitude of love mercy and grace when counseling or dealing with individuals in same gender relationships

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Christlike

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Church Of God ministers either ordained ministers or ordained Bishops shall only perform marriages between blank as marriage is defined in The Bible

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One man and one woman

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The qualifications to become an ordained Bishop are

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