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Our Purpose: Walking with ministers through the three phases of

the pastoral profession:

Declare the Call

Refine the Call

Live the Call

Greater Ohio District’s

District Board of

Ministerial Development

Information Packet

Explanations and Instructions

The packet you now have in your hands is an overview of our program. There are four major components of

this packet:

Instructions for registering with our World Headquarters offices

Instructions as to how to develop your 5 year Ordination Goal and The 5 Year Contract

Contact Information

Overview of our 5 year program

What you must do at this Phase of your journey: Carefully review and consider the entire packet. If you have questions please ask your pastor

or contact the district for assistance.

Register with the Wesleyan Headquarters’ department of ministerial development

Complete the 5 year contract

Submit the contract to the district office by February 28th to be registered in the upcoming

year’s program

Once the district office receives your 5 Year Contract we will send to you an intake packet which must be

completed by March 31st to be enrolled in the upcoming year’s program.

Instructions for Enrolling with Headquarters

As a prospective student you MUST enroll with our Wesleyan Headquarters office in Indiana. This is a vital

step in your ministerial preparation as they are the clearinghouse for all your academic course work and pro-

vide us with your academic transcripts as well as register you in the official student database. If you are not

registered with Headquarters we are unable to accept you into our program.

Creating a student profile and registering is very simple. Just click (or enter) this link and you will be taken

right to the page where you can complete your online headquarters' registration process:

https://secure.wesleyan.org/em/enroll

You will need a payment method as they charge a $20 enrollment fee.

BIG TIP: While this office tracks your transcripts you need to be personally responsible to track your progress

as well. While they do an excellent job, it must be kept in mind that they are working with thousands of stu-

dents and from time to time records can get confused or mixed up. Each semester you finish course work keep

a hard or electronic copy of your semester grade report showing your completed courses, your professor's final

email on your completed course, or your semester transcript. This way you have a hard copy and proof of your

course work in case a complication arises down the road.


Instructions for “The 5 Year Contract”

What is the 5 year contract all about? 5 years is a fairly reasonable time to complete your ordination journey. Our entire system is set-up on this 5

year plan. While you can register with headquarters and begin taking classes at any time, we do not bring you

into our district program until you are within 5 years of your ordination. The reason for this is that while you

are finishing your educational preparations we want to begin walking with you in this journey. You will be

assigned a cohort group that will make this five year journey with you. As a cohort you will be working on a

very specific skill and development phase each year to help you prepare for ministry. We want you to enjoy

all 5 years and they are not meant to be repeated. We also want to see you graduate (or be ordained) with your

cohort class.

How to establish your five year target ordination date: Review the following Overview of our 5 year district program toward ordination

Review the following Academic Training Requirements of the Wesleyan Church

Register with the school of your choice (approved schools listed below)

Consult with your academic advisor as to a reasonable yearly course load

Use the Ordination Educational Worksheet (following pages) to help arrive at your goal date

Project course load out to make sure you can be done within the next five years

Consult with your mentoring pastor to make sure your plan is reasonable

Consult with your mentoring pastor to make sure he/she can facilitate your Supervised Ministry

Requirements

(The last two years of your preparation you must be in a ministry position (volunteer or paid)

within the local church unless you are in a qualified M-Div program. During these years you

will be assigned various pastoral duties and functions in which your mentoring pastor must

supervise and evaluate your activity. You cannot begin this portion of your training until you

have the 6 core classes completed and have moved into the ministerial student license category.)

Consult with the district intake team to make sure they believe you can complete your 5 year plan on time

IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE you can complete this journey in 5 years, we suggest you register with Head-

quarters and begin coursework but wait until the next year to make application to our district program. There is

a $700 fee to begin our process. If you complete the 5 year contract and complete your ordination when you

take your first assignment preferably within the district, we will reimburse you the registration fee. If you fail

to complete the 5 year contract, you will forfeit the fee and may be reduced to beginning the process again.

Therefore, we ask that you give careful consideration to the 5 year contract. After reading through these mate-

rials, if you still need help establishing your 5 year target, we are more than happy to help.

Ordination Coursework may be completed through the following programs:

Bachelor of Arts programs:

(Campus or online)

Houghton College

Indiana Wesleyan Univ.

Kingswood Univ.

Oklahoma Wesleyan Univ.

Southern Wesleyan Univ.

Masters Degree program:

Wesley Seminary (IWU)

Asbury Seminary

(campus or online)

6 other approved

seminaries

Adult Education (age 28+)

FLAME

Correspondence Courses

Cross Trainers (OKWU)

District Extension Classes

And/

or

And/

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Category/Class Class

Number Ordained

Commis-sioned

Lay Special Worker

Lay Minister

General Ed

Sociology or Cultural Anthropology

C21 Required

Psychology C22 Required

Philosophy/Ethics C31 Required

Bible *Choose one from C03, C04 or C14

*Old Testament Intro C03 Required Required Required *

*New Testament Intro C04 Required Required Required *

**Methods of Bible Study C14 Required Required Required *

Old Testament Elective OT1 Required

New Testament Elective NT1 Required

History

General Church History C25 Required Required

*Wesleyan History/Discipline C35 Required Required Required Required

Theology

*Intro to Theology C05 Required Required Required Required

Advanced Theology C32 Required

Doctrine of Holiness C42 Required Required Required

Practical Ministries

*Choose two from among C23, C28, C29 C33, C34, C36, C38, and C44

Christian Education C23 Required Required Required *

Spiritual Formation C26 Required Required

Evangelism/Church Health C28 Required Required Required *

Global and Intercultural Minis-tries

C29 Required *

*Intro to Homiletics C33 Required Required *

Pastoral Ministries C34 Required Required *

Worship C36 Required *

*Church Leadership/Management

C38 Required Required *

Expository Preaching C43 Required

Pastoral Counseling C44 Required Required *

Elective in Specialty Required

Elective in Specialty Required

Supervised Ministry

Supervised Ministry C55 Required Required

Academic Training Requirements of the Wesleyan Church

* These are the six courses required to become a licensed minister, which is the first step toward ordination or commissioning. ** Methods of Bible Study should be taken very early in a student’s studies. It is strongly recommended that Methods of Bible Study be one of the first classes that a student completes.

Ordination Educational Worksheet

Student's Name: ________________________________ Date Beginning School: ______________

Date I am officially entering the DBMD process: __________________________________

ACADEMIC GOAL

Degree to be Completed: Bachelor's Degree Master's Level Degree Master’s of Divinity

Specific Degree Title: ______________________________________ (Coursework within the degree must meet the Wesleyan Church’s Education Requirements-Ordination track

- otherwise extended coursework will be necessary)

Degree will be Granted by (name of school): _____________________________________________

Ordination Requirements met by (date): _______________________________________________

Date of Graduation - Year:________________________ Month: ____________________

Date of Ordination: _______________ (required coursework MUST be completed by May of ordination year) (This date must be carefully and wisely chosen with great thought and counsel. This target date will be strictly adhered to, to

complete your ordination process. Failure to complete the coursework on time may result in the forfeiture of your initial

processing fee that was paid to the Greater Ohio District.)

Educational Plan Developed on: _________________ (date)

Faculty Advisor who helped develop plan: _________________________ (name printed)

Student’s Signature: _______________________________ Date: _______________

(The sole educational responsibly is that of the above named student and the school will in no way be held

liable for the student’s failure to complete his or her coursework by the agreed upon date.)

The Student (under the counsel of the Faculty advisor) agrees to the following: The expectation for completion date of coursework as laid out in this form is reasonable.

I will complete the coursework on time

I will receive my degree by the date agreed upon in this document.

If changes to the plan must be made, it will be done in such a fashion as to not shift my target gradua-

tion date.

I understand if I do not complete a Wesleyan Church Ordination Track from one of our Wesleyan Uni-

versities that I will have to take subsequent classes to complete all requirements. These subsequent

classes will be completed by May of my ordination year.

I will notify the District Board of Ministerial Development of the Greater Ohio District if this plan must

be deviated from for any reason.

I understand that if I do not complete the requirements on time as outlined in my plan, if I fail to com-

plete all coursework, and I do not receive my diploma by my target date that I will forfeit my initial

processing investment fee by the Greater Ohio District.

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The 5 Year Contract

Student’s Name:

Ordination Date: (must be within 5 years)

I agree that the above date is a fair and reasonable goal for my ordination. I understand that if I

stay on track and complete the coursework at hand I should have no problem achieving this goal.

I further understand that if I complete my ordination by the above goal I will be reimbursed my

course investment fee of $700 upon being ordained and assigned my first charge preferably in the

Greater Ohio District of the Wesleyan Church.

I also understand that if I fail to complete my ordination program by the above date that:

I will forfeit reimbursement of my initial assessment fee

I may be moved back in the program or asked to repeat several steps of the program

I may be asked to withdraw from the program

I may not be assigned a pastoral charge within our district

_________________________________

Student’s Signature

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Mentoring Pastor's Signature

______________

Date

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Date

Must complete by February 28th: Email this form to

[email protected] (preferred)

Or (if necessary) mail this contract to: Greater Ohio District of the Wesleyan Church

District Board of Ministerial Development

5930 Wilcox Pl.

Dublin, OH 43016

Please make a copy of this contract for your records

This contract must be returned to the district office by February 28th

(electronic submission of this form by fax or by email constitutes your legal signatures if filled out electronically)

Rev. John Baker (DBMD Chairman)

P.O. Box 562

1638 Lester Rd.

Valley City, OH 44280

(330) 483-4774

[email protected]

Rev. Fred Fox (Academic Liaison)

234 S. Hickory St.

Chillicothe, OH 45601-3323

(740) 703-2211

[email protected]

Rev. Steve Spaeth (DBMD Secretary)

4559 Grafton Rd.

Brunswick, OH 44212-2005

(444) 238-4392

[email protected]

Sandra Metz (Lead Counselor)

2425 Adams Rd

Cincinnati, OH 45231-2826

(513) 341-1006

[email protected]

Contact Information

District Office Les Crossfield (District Superintendent)

Elaine Loyd (District Admin. Assistant)

5930 Wilcox Place Suite I

Dublin, OH 43081-7087

(614) 718-9031

[email protected]

Headquarter Contacts Russ Gunsalus

(Executive Director of Education and Clergy

Development)

317-774-3911.

[email protected]

Dave Higle

(Director of Clergy Development)

(317)774-3906

[email protected]

Department of Education and The Ministry

main site: https://www.wesleyan.org/ecd

Registration Site:


Ministerial Student Portal:

https://www.wesleyan.org/852/ministerial-

student-portal

https://www.wesleyan.org/ecd


https://www.wesleyan.org/852/ministerial-student-portal

https://www.wesleyan.org/852/ministerial-student-portal

The following pages

describe in detail our 5

year program.

You, the student, are

ultimately responsible for your

progression through the program.

Please carefully read and review our

program and our expectations of

you. If you have questions, please

contact us.

Overview of our 5

year program

April 31— Yearly material

deadline for all paperwork

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Year 1 The Call Dave Holdren

Year 2 Discovering Self (Myers & Briggs)

Beth Ash

Year 3 Family Systems Sandy Metz

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Mandatory Yearly Retreat

Tentative Schedule

First or Second Weekend in May

Friday Night

Introduction and Celebration of New Students

Team Building Exercises

Breakout with Cohorts

Saturday

5 hours of training on the year’s cohort focus (cohorts are divided)

Several free hours to meet with schools, hold interviews, and so on

Wrap up celebrating and praying over exiting students who will be ordained

Mid-Afternoon dismissal

Pre-Intake Requirements (must be done before the student is accepted into our program)

Respond to a Call to Ministry

Phase 1:

Seek your local pastor for guidance on the call and he will give you:

A welcome letter from DMBD chairman

A Guide to Ministerial Application

An Initial Application to Ministerial Training from the Greater Ohio District

If not already, become a full member at your local church.

Complete the Initial Application

Schedule with your local pastor a meeting to review your application and discuss your call to ministry

Once you have met, have the pastor or lay representative (suggested vice-chair) sign your application

Send it to the district office :

Email (preferred method): [email protected]

Greater Ohio District of the Wesleyan Church

District Board of Ministerial Development

5930 Wilcox Pl.

Dublin, OH 43016

Phase2: Upon receipt of your application you will be sent a full informational packet containing:

Letter of explanation and instructions

Overview of our 5 year program

Instructions as to how to enroll with Headquarters to become a ministerial student

Coursework requirements form

Instructions as to how to establish your 5 year contract

The 5 year contract

Carefully review and consider the entire packet!

If you have questions please ask your pastor or contact the district for assistance.

Register with Headquarters to become a ministerial student

Fill out the 5 year contract and send it back to the district (contact information above)

(It is highly suggested that this contract be completed and post marked by

February 28th to have time to fully enroll in the program for the upcoming

year which begins in May.)

Comprehensive 5 Year Plan

Phase 3: Upon receipt of your 5 year contract (if you are within 5 years of your ordination)

You will be sent a complete Intake Packet

Personal Data Inventory Questionnaire (DBMD #1)

Professional References (with instructions and questionnaires) (DBMD #2)

Credit check and Criminal background check form

Legal Citizenship form

Complete a 2 page paper (APA styling) explaining your call to ministry

Complete entire Intake Packet

Send completed packet back to the district office by March 31 to qualify to be entered into our 5 year

program for the upcoming year (which begins each May)

Phase 4: Upon completion of Intake Packet the DBMD chair will set up a structured interview and initial

assessment with an “Intake Team”—Including some of or all of the following: DMBD chair, a

member of the DMBD counseling team, district superintendent and/or other DMBD members.

Complete a Myer’s Briggs Assessment

Set up with our counselor to take an MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory)

Sponsoring pastor must bring the candidate to the structured interview and sit for a reference discus-

sion following the student’s interview with intake team.

Pay, in full, the initial investment fee of $700 (based upon current pricing schedule—subject to

change). If you complete the entire process on time, this fee will be reimbursed to you once you are

ordained and take your first assignment, preferably within our district.

Phase 5: Pat yourself on the back because you just completed the hardest part of the paperwork toward

ordination.

April 30th Deadline for all above intake assignments (non-negotiable)

(Student will not be admitted into our program until all requirements are met) Once a student passes initial intake assessment they will be:

Assigned to a cohort

(cohorts remain together for the duration of the process and are ordained together.)

Assigned a pastoral mentor (sponsoring pastor is preferred)

Cohort assigned a DMBD sponsor (Sponsor will also remain with cohort for their 5

year process)

May Beginning Year #1

First Required Retreat

Yearly retreats are tentatively planned for the second week of May

Will meet assigned cohort and DBMD cohort sponsor

First Summer Assignments:

Complete the MMPI with counselor

Year’s Assignments

Meet quarterly with cohort

Meet quarterly with assigned pastoral mentor

Cohort sponsor report

Complete your Ministerial Annual Service Report

Mentoring Pastor’s simple report due by the end of April

April 30th Deadline for all assignments due

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Second Required Retreat


Meet quarterly with Cohort



Mentoring Pastor’s simple report due

Mentoring Pastor’s simple report due by end of April


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Third Required Retreat




Complete three (3) Ordained/Commissioned Reference forms (DBMD #4)

Complete a mid-process structured interview with DMBD chair and counselors






Fourth Required Retreat




Complete and have on file with the district office a full resume

Begin 2 year program of supervised, in-service ministry





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Fifth Required Retreat

Yearly Assignments



Complete supervised ministry assessment with pastoral mentor

Complete a District Pastoral Assessment Form and file with the District Office



Mentoring Pastor’s full report due


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May Final Months Completion of all coursework

Certified for ordination by Headquarters

Final Structured Interview (cleared for Ordination)

Attend Final Required Retreat

July Celebration of Ordination Assignment of First Church

Reimbursement of Initial $700 investment by district treasurer from the district funds

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