Ordained Ministers: On loan

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1240:I:A:

2. Pastoral and Local Service.
a. Ordained ministers appointed as pastors, assistant pastors, or interim pastors within the district (3255).
b. Ordained ministers on loan to other districts of The Wesleyan Church for service as supply pastors (3100:2; 3260:1).
c. Ordained ministers appointed to serve in a local church spiritual formation or Christian education program (3310:2).

3100

(2) In an emergency, an ordained minister may serve as supply pastor of a church located within the bounds of a district other than the one in which ministerial membership is held (3260:1), provided that such an arrangement has the written approval of the superintendent of each district involved (1310:26), and does not continue beyond the next session of the district conference in which membership is held without the consent of the district conference.