Requirements for Certification
- Certified as a lay servant (or equivalent as defined by his or her central conference)
- Pastor and church council or charge conference recommendation
- Completion of a track of study as defined in ¶267.3.c
- Conference committee on Lay Servant Ministries approval after interview with and recommendation from the district committee on Lay Servant Ministries
Requirements for Renewal
- Annual report & renewal application
- Pastor and church council or charge conference recommendation
- Lay Servant Ministries advanced course in the last three years
- Conference committee on Lay Servant Ministries approval every three years after interview with and recommendation from the district committee on Lay Servant Ministries