Bishop's Expectations for Persons entering the Ordination Process

The Bishop’s Expectations

 

Persons Entering and Continuing in the Ordination Process

in the Diocese of Nebraska

 

 

I am looking for persons who:

 

  • are committed to the Episcopal Church, and can serve its ministries with enthusiasm and pride;
  • are active and involved in their local parish church;
  • are committed to life-long learning and continuing education;
  • are able to work, study, and minister in collaboration and community with others;
  • are willing to submit to the community’s discernment and guidance regarding their vocation and call;
  • are joyfully living into their baptismal covenant;
  • are conscientiously living out a theology of stewardship of time, talent, and treasure;
  • are in healthy relationships with spouse (if applicable), family, and friends;
  • are affirming of the ministries and gifts of all persons, including women and minorities;
  • are engaged in an intentional pattern of self-care and spiritual discipline.

 

 

Membership and Residence:

 

  • two years as a communicant member of the Episcopal Church
  • one year as a member of a sponsoring congregation
  • one year residence in the Diocese of Nebraska

 

 

Miscellaneous:

 

  • Persons exploring and/or in discernment for the vocational diaconate are expected to have a clearly defined ministry outside the church.  They should be able to articulate clearly how ordination will enable that service and at the same time further the encouragement of the ministry of the baptized in their congregation;
  • Persons must indicate if they have ever applied for or been admitted to the ordination process in another diocese or another parish, or if they have ever been ordained in this or some other church.

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