3430

3430. Duties of a Lay Minister. A person holding a lay minister’s license shall be responsible:

(1) Enroll in the course of study for lay ministers under the Ministerial Study Course Agency (3210:4), and to pursue it with all diligence until completed, either through a program of ministerial training at one of the Wesleyan educational institutions or through correspondence courses from the Ministerial Study Course Agency. Any training taken outside The Wesleyan Church shall be carefully evaluated by the Ministerial Study Course Agency which shall have authority to determine to what extent it may be credited toward the prescribed study course (3170:4).

(2) Assist the pastor as directed (725:26), preaching as often as opportunity affords, including the holding of evangelistic services in neighboring churches with the pastor’s approval or serving in other ways befitting the lay minister’s gifts and local needs.

(3) Report the progress of studies and the nature and extent of labors to the pastor and the local board of administration as they shall require (782:5) and to the local church conference annually (650:5; 655:4).