This seminar is required for the North Central District ordination & consecration candidate preparation. If you are NOT in the ordination or consecration process with our district, please connect with Lisa Scarrow before attending.
The North Central District has set up a cycle for ordinands & consecrands to prepare the required six (6) position papers and attend four (4) seminars on a two-year cycle. Newly licensed workers immediately enter the cycle and participate at the next scheduled Seminar. All C&MA reading and written requirements for ordination & consecration can be met within a two-year cycle. Additional details will be given to you at the seminar. Meeting as a group, ordinands and consecrands interact with peers and LO&CC members, who are experienced Alliance pastors.
Seminar Objectives
To inform candidates about the ordination process and answer questions they may have.
To provide a forum for candidates to discuss their position papers.
To stimulate candidates to sharpen their theological positions.
To promote Christ-centered church ministry that exalts Christ in His glory and power.
Required Readings
“The Fourfold Gospel”, A.B. Simpson
“Wholly Sanctified”, A.B. Simpson
“The Pursuit of God”, A. W. Tozer
For each of these books, please turn in a signed and dated written statement, or send an email to Lisa Scarrow (scarrowl@ncdcma.org), verifying that you read the book(s). This will go in your ordination/consecration file at the office.
Write 2 Position Papers
Position papers are graded by LO&CC members on a pass/fail basis. Click on the specific title of the paper to review the rubric. If a paper is not “passable,” you will receive an explanation of the reason on the paper via email along with instructions for needed improvements.
Papers are due at the beginning of the seminar. You can email them to Lisa Scarrow (scarrowl@ncdcma.org).
1. Christ Our Savior
An 8-10 page paper (double-spaced, 12 pt font, standard margins) covering the following points:
The nature of man and his final destiny
The plan and purpose of the atonement
The means and results of justification and false doctrine related to justification
My personal experience of Christ as Savior
2. Christ Our Sanctifier
An 8-10 page paper (double-spaced, 12 pt font, standard margins) covering the following points:
The importance, crisis and progression of sanctification
Identification with Christ in his death, resurrection, and ascension
The ministry of the Holy Spirit in sanctification
My personal experience of Christ as Sanctifier
Discussion
Be prepared to make a five-minute presentation on each of the above points if called upon to do so and be ready to participate in discussion led by the facilitator. This is not a “graded” discussion, but anyone who is unprepared/uninvolved will not be given credit for this Seminar.
The facilitator will select at random an ordination candidate to make a five-minute presentation on one of the main points of the position paper.
That candidate will then involve the group in discussing any questions or issues he/she has raised.
The facilitator will provide feedback on the presentations and discussion, leading a brief Q & A session on the topic.
Other LO&CC members present may ask questions of any participant and may offer comments in discussion.
Important Note: This is not a “graded” discussion, like in a college or seminary class. However, credit depends on turning in a satisfactory paper on-time, and involvement in the discussion. If credit is forfeited, you will be required to re-attend the next time, prior to being ordained. Our LO&CC team urges you to make this a priority, as we ourselves are doing, since the goal is to come alongside you as equippers who strengthen your ministry. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
Small Group Meeting and Prayer Time
As time permits, participants will meet together in groups of four or five. Facilitators will lead a time of sharing and praying for one another. The desired outcome for ordinands is not just to “pass.” It’s to explore and express one’s convictions about what Scripture teaches on Christ as our Savior and Sanctifier, so that the ordinand can teach a church body well on the subject and establish a biblical practice of encouraging the sick to trust Christ by faith.