Cheryl

Seasonedgrace,

As far as ordination, I do believe that it is good to have a body confirm the maturity that they see in us but it isn’t necessary. A pastor is a pastor not because he/she has been ordained but because she/he has been gifted as pastor to the church (Eph 4:11). When the disciples tried to ordain the 12th apostle after Judas died, they fell short. Since an apostle is a gift to the church (Eph 4:11), it cannot be a matter of man’s vote. Paul makes it clear that he is the chosen apostle, chosen by Jesus Christ and not by man’s ordination.

Gal 1:1 Paul, an apostle (not sent from men nor through the agency of man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),