2016 Wesleyan Discipline:6200–6220
6200. Lay Minister’s License (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3410)
This certifies that ___________________, having been duly examined concerning _____________ gifts, graces, and usefulness, and being deemed qualified for such service, is hereby licensed according to the usages of The Wesleyan Church as a lay minister, for one year, provided that ______________ spirit, practice, and teachings are in keeping with the Scriptures and The Discipline of The Wesleyan Church.
By order and in behalf of the local church conference of ____________ Wesleyan Church, this ______ day of ____________, A.D. ________.
________________________ Pastor ________________________ Local Church Secretary
(This license may be renewed annually, and when so renewed, notation shall be made on the reverse side of this form of the date on which such renewal was ordered, and the same shall be attested by the signature of the pastor and the local church secretary.) 6220. Lay Minister’s Letter of Standing (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3440:3).
This certifies that __________________ has been up to this date a lay minister in good standing in the _________________ Wesleyan Church, and being desirous of transferring ____________ membership from this church, is granted this letter of standing to recommend _________________ to whomever it may concern as a person worthy of consideration for license as a lay minister.
By the authority and in behalf of the __________________ Wesleyan Church, this ______ day of __________, A.D. ________.
________________________ Pastor ________________________ Local Church Secretary