Susquehanna Conference Board of Ordained Ministry

According to The United Methodist Book of Discipline, ¶635.2, the Board of Ordained Ministry is responsible for among the following:

• To assume the primary responsibility for the enlistment and recruitment of ministerial leadership for our churches and other ministerial settings;
• To renew a culture of the call in the church;
• To guide candidates  and examine applicants for ordained ministry and make recommendations to the Clergy Session;
• To support all those in ministerial leadership with opportunities for ongoing education and spiritual formation;
• To provide means for evaluating the effectiveness of ministerial leaders and to interpret the high ethical standards for ordained ministry set forth in the Discipline;
• To work with the cabinet with regard to requests for changes in conference relationship, through retirement, transfer, medical leave, etc.

It is our hope and prayer that this website serves as a resource for:

• Persons exploring a call to ministry;
• working toward ordination as Deacon or Elder;
• District Committees on Ordained Ministry;
• Clergy serving as mentors, seeking continuing formation, and changing conference relationship

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”

Matthew 4:19