Clergy Credentialing
Overview
Clergy credentialing is the centerpiece in the process of identifying, equipping and releasing ordained leaders (deacons and priests). There are two tracks of credentialing geared toward:
- Individuals who seek ordination in the Anglican Mission.
- Individuals, ordained in another tradition, who seek to serve in the Anglican Mission (We call this "reception.")
Requirements for the credentialing process include demonstrated proficiency in three core competencies:
- Practical fundamentals
- Theological foundations
- Spiritual formation
Click to view our Credentialing Process and Resources.
Clergy Formation Advisors
In the Anglican Mission, are charged with the responsibility of ordaining and receiving individuals. Each bishop has a Clergy Formation Advisor who ensures those seeking ordination or reception are responsibly prepared under the guidelines set forth by the Anglican Mission's Department of Leadership Development and approved by the Council of Bishops.
While there are multiple means of preparing and equipping candidates, the Clergy Formation Advisor works to identify the best process for the individual candidate and the Anglican Mission.
Helpful Terms and Definitions:
- Aspirant - one aspires to be ordained.
- Postulant - one who is in the process of preparing for ordination.
- Deacon - an ordained office that embodies and lives out the servant ministry of Christ. Individuals are ordained to the diaconate.
- Priest/Presbyter - an ordained office responsible for spiritual care, teaching and sacramental leadership in the church. Individuals are ordained to the presbyterate.
Note: The Anglican Mission distinguishes between "vocational deacons" who are called to the diaconate and "transitional" deacons who fulfill this servant ministry of Christ for period of time in the process of ordination to the presbyterate.
