2016 Wesleyan Discipline:Ministerial Appointments: Associate general evangelist

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2. Pastoral and Local Service.

a. Ordained ministers appointed as pastors, associate or assistant pastors, or interim pastors within the district (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3255).

b. Ordained ministers on loan to other districts of The Wesleyan Church for service as supply pastors (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3100:2; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3260:1).

c. Ordained ministers appointed to serve in a local church spiritual formation or Christian education program (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3310:2).

3280. Associate General Evangelist. An associate general evangelist is an ordained minister, commissioned minister or licensed minister appointed by a district to serve in the field of evangelism. An ordained minister so appointed shall be placed upon the appointed list (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1240:I:A:3a). A commissioned or licensed minister so appointed shall be listed under “B. Other Appointments” (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1240:II:B; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1240:III:B) and is a nonvoting member of the district conference (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1090:3). To receive such an appointment, the minister must devote a major portion of time to do the work of evangelism. Those entering the field of evangelism will serve in this category for at least two years. To be continued in this appointment the minister must conduct at least 40 services devoted to evangelism each year after the first year of appointment.