2007-10-18 07:49:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Each religious organization has different rules. For some, you need only fill out an online form.
My ordination took 10 years.
2007-10-18 07:54:04 · answer #1 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Different denominations have different paths to ordination.
There's a difference between ordained and licensed.
Once you're ordained by a denomination or a church, you take the certificate of ordination to the clerk of court, where you're licensed.
My denomination requires a Masters of Divinity for ordination -- which significantly influences the legitimacy of the ordination. I'm still working on my M. Div., so that's why I call myself a pastor, and not a minister. I'm a student pastor, I'm not a minister.
Godspeed.
2007-10-18 15:07:06 · answer #2 · answered by jimmeisnerjr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems anyone can...
... oops. Pardon me while I edit this. I should have looked at that Subgenius website before mentioning it.
2007-10-18 15:04:57 · answer #3 · answered by Emerald Blue 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to divinity school.
2007-10-18 14:54:28 · answer #4 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋