Candidates and Credentials Committee

 

The responsibilities of the Candidates and Credentials Committee include:

• Supervising and counseling all ministerial candidates and interns, and reporting to Presbytery on their progress

• Examining all candidates for licensure, ordination, or transfer of ordination and making a recommendation to the Presbytery

 

Committee Members:

• Ruling Elders

  • Mark Beilstein

  • Dr. John Parker

  • Barry Sheets

• Teaching Elders

  • Dennis Bills

  • Eric Dugan (chair)

  • Bob Wildeman

 

Information for Candidates:

• Checklists:

  • Checklist for Ordination (BCO 21-4)

  • Checklist for Transfer of Ordination (from another PCA presbytery) (BCO 13-6)

  • Checklist for Transfer of Ordination (from another denomination) (BCO 13-6; 21-4)

  • Checklist for Licensure (BCO 19-2)

  • [coming soon] Checklist for Internship in New River Presbytery

• NOTE: Each checklist above lists the requirement that you state your specific differences or exceptions to the standards (Westminster Confession and Catechisms). The committee will discuss these with you during your oral examination, and we will decide based on your articulation of your position in which category we recommend the Presbytery place it (RAO 16-3.e.5: merely semantic; more than semantic, but not out of accord with the system; or hostile to the system).

• Suggested Reading for Candidates (the items listed below are general and vital; the linked page below lists a number of references specific to particular parts of the examination process):

  • "How to Prepare Spiritually for Ordination Exams" by TE Ryan McGraw

  • "7 Tips on How to Survive Your Ordination Exam" by Michale Kruger

  • Preparing for Licensure and Ordination Exams by Bryan Chapell and Jim Meek

• Additional, specific aids in preparing/studying for your exams.

 

Information for Churches:

• PCA Guidelines for Preparing a Call Package

• Form for the Call of a Teaching Elder