2016 Wesleyan Discipline:B. Administration of Ministerial Education

B. Administration of Ministerial Education

3160. The administration of ministerial education in The Wesleyan Church involves both general and district bodies, officers, and agencies. The General Conference adopts the overall framework for ministerial training and establishes the various agencies and schools responsible to carry out the work (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1590:4, 9, 13; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:2362). The General Board provides the frame work for adopting the basic courses of study and coordinating the total program (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1655:21, 26; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3200–3210). The Executive Director of Education and Clergy Development promotes the enlistment and preparation of candidates for the ministry, and directs the Ministerial Study Course Agency, which maintains records on all ministerial students in The Wesleyan Church and administers the correspondence courses (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:2341; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:2385–2388). The various colleges and the Wesleyan Seminary Foundation adapt the basic study courses to their use, and enroll candidates for the ministry in classroom preparation. The district board of ministerial development has a part in recognizing potential ministers, in encouraging and guiding them in their training, and in administering the oral examination to a candidate prior to recommendation for ordination or commission (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1390:1; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3059:1c; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3070:4).