The document discusses the qualifications and requirements for ordination according to Christ Central church. It notes that Christ Central only ordains community missionaries, not other roles like pastors or deacons. The biblical definition of ordination is to appoint or set apart for a high purpose. Key qualifications mentioned include being blameless, having self-control, upholding sound doctrine, and refuting false teachings. The document emphasizes that ordination is about recognizing God's calling rather than bestowing status.

2. My ordination as a
pastor back in 2007.

3.  Christ Central doesn’t
ordain:
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Pastors
Deacons
Christian Camp ministers
Youth pastors
Children’s ministers
Music ministers
Educational pastors
Certified councilors
Social justice workers
Church planters
Itinerate evangelists
Etc…
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Christ Central only ordains
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Community missionaries

4.  Webster’s Definition: One
who is solemnly dedicated or
“committed to,” as having
been “set apart” for a high
purpose and appointment.
 Jesus Definition: “Ye have
not chosen me, but I have
chosen you, and ordained
you (appointed you), that ye
should go and bring forth
fruit, and that your fruit
should remain: that
whatsoever ye shall ask of the
Father in my name, he may
give it you.” -John 15:16 (KJV)
 Never Forget: Christ Central
Doesn’t ORDAIN anyone…
Jesus does the ordaining and
we simply recognize God’s
hand on your life through the
certification process.
 This is an act of approval not
an act of bestowal.

5.  Biblically the word
Ordination means to:
 Appoint
 Place
 Set
 This appointment is to
be considered “set apart”
from traditional
vocational paths by the
one fulfilling the
appointment (The
missionary) and by the
one doing the
appointment (Jesus
through the ministry of
Christ Central).

6. The Ordination Process:
1. The Call of Salvation
2. The Call to Ministry
3. The Call to a
specific ministry
assignment
Ordination

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reason I left you in Crete was that you
might put in order what was left unfinished
and appoint (Ordain) elders in every town, as
I directed you. 6 An elder must be blameless,
faithful to his wife, a man whose children
believe and are not open to the charge of
being wild and disobedient. 7 Since an
overseer manages God’s household, he must
be blameless—not overbearing, not quicktempered, not given to drunkenness, not
violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. 8 Rather,
he must be hospitable, one who loves what is
good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and
disciplined. 9 He must hold firmly to the
trustworthy message as it has been taught, so
that he can encourage others by sound
doctrine and refute those who oppose it.

8.  In these 5 short verses
God gives us a clear
picture of what the ideal
“ordained” person is to
look like.
 These qualities listed in
this text are what’s
necessary to get
ministries off the ground
 Damage to ministry
leader’s reputation is
damage to God’s
reputation

9.  Verse 6: (Family)
 Blameless
 Faithful to his wife (spouse)
 A man (or woman) whose
children believe and are not
open to the charge of being
wild and disobedient
 Verse 7: (Negative
Dispositions)
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Blameless (Repeated)
Not overbearing
Not quick-tempered
Not given to drunkenness
Not violent
Not pursuing dishonest gain
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Dispositions)
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Hospitable
One who loves what is good
Self-controlled
Upright
Holy
Disciplined
 Verse 9: (Doctrine)
 One who hold’s firmly to the
trustworthy message as it has
been taught
 One who encourages others
by sound doctrine
 One who refutes those who
oppose sound doctrine

10.  To marry
 To Bury
 To be remarkably good looking
 To be a baby dedicator
 To be well dressed 24/7
 To be the one who Baptizes 100
 To have a PhD
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persons a week
To be an event coordinator
To be the ministry historian
To be the ministry: Accountant,
treasurer, and financier.
To be the giver of announcements
To be the business meeting
facilitator
To be the ministry Janitor
To be the one who never says: “I
don’t know?”
To be the one who never misses a
prayer request
To be like Dr. Phil in all counseling
situations
To be the one who can present
dynamite speeches with little to no
preparation
 To be rich
 To be business savvy
 To be a memorizer of every person’s
name
 To be a miracle worker
 To be the one who wins 100 people to
Jesus every week
 To have the biggest flashiest ministry
out there
 To be the one who never misses an e-
mail, facebook, or phone message.
 To be the one who always knows who
and who isn’t sick within your
ministry and never forgets to
personally visit them in their time of
need.

11. Missionary for small country community. Must be 28 years old with at
least 30 years of missions experience. Your mission strategy is to be lifetransforming, enjoyable to all, and must require zero funds. Must have a
heart for the youth, but work well with the elderly. Must participate in all
community sporting and political events, visit every hospitalized person in
your ministry, and perfectly run board meetings according to Robert’s
Rules of Order. Needs successful negotiating skills, a quality singing voice,
and a spouse who never speaks, but plays the piano perfectly. Skills
needed for repairing all computer and sound equipment, the mission
vehicles, and the bathroom plumbing. Office hours 6am-12 midnight
everyday all year, because missionaries don’t need a break. We know your
not human. Must wear Armani or Brookes Brothers suits in-between the
daily trash take out and yard work. Must regularly organize community
outreaches, make 30 house calls per day, have continuous availability in the
ministry office and be sitting by the phone whenever it rings. Raising the
dead on Sunday mornings is a plus.

12.  Verse 6: (Family)
 Blameless
 Faithful to his wife (spouse)
 A man (or woman) whose
children believe and are not
open to the charge of being
wild and disobedient
 Verse 7: (Negative
Dispositions)
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Blameless (Repeated)
Not overbearing
Not quick-tempered
Not given to drunkenness
Not violent
Not pursuing dishonest gain
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Dispositions)
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Hospitable
One who loves what is good
Self-controlled
Upright
Holy
Disciplined
 Verse 9: (Doctrine)
 One who hold’s firmly to the
trustworthy message as it has
been taught
 One who encourages others
by sound doctrine
 One who refutes those who
oppose sound doctrine

13. Proof that in 3rd grade I
was better at detention
than I was at learning
from Mrs. Catoe.

14.  Verse 6: (Family) This theme is
repeated in chapter 2 of Titus!
 Blameless
 Unquestioned Integrity… If you
make minor wrongs you are
prompt to make them right.
 Faithful to his wife (spouse)
 Your married life serves as an
example or as a model of strict
morality and godliness.
 A man (or woman) whose
children believe and are not
open to the charge of being
wild and disobedient
 Home training is one of the
principal determinates of one’s
ultimate character

15.  Not given to
 Verse 7: (Negative
Dispositions)
 Blameless (Repeated)
 Unquestioned
integrity
 Not overbearing
 Self-willed – They
often act as though
everyone else is wrong
and they are always
right.
 Not quick-tempered
 Unbridled. They
don’t practice
restraint. They are
reactive not proactive.
drunkenness
 Overindulgent and
lack self-control,
particularly
speaking towards
the abuse of
alcohol, but can be
expressed in many
different ways
 Not violent
 Someone who
physically hits
others or in Greek
“a Striker.”
 Not pursuing
dishonest gain
 Determined to get
rich no matter the
cost

16.  Verse 8: (Positive
Dispositions)
 Hospitable
 Open to strangers and then
treats them as if they were
Jesus himself
 One who loves what is
good
 Good comes from their
speech, activities, and
associates. Nothing shady
 Self-controlled
 Sober minded, sensible,
and discreet in life
 Upright
 Just in his
relationships
with others
 Holy
 Pure in his
relationship
with God
 Disciplined
 Exercises
thoughtful
control in
relationship to
himself

17.  Don’t be this guy : (
 Be this guy : )

18.  The Fruit of the Spirit
 Galatians 5:22-25
 Qualifications for a
minister
 1 Tim 3:1-7

19.  Verse 9: (Doctrine)
 One who hold’s firmly to
the trustworthy message as
it has been taught
 Jesus teaching and words
matter most
 One who encourages
others by sound doctrine
 Doctrine to build up, not to
tear down
 One who refutes those
who oppose sound
doctrine
 Doctrine to defend against
heresy or false teaching

20. People with a radically different view of God and
the Bible will have a radically different view on:
 Sexuality
 Christmas (Holidays)
 Marriage
 Creation / Origin
 Politics
 Pleasure
 Charity
 World religions
 Money
 Salvation
 Abortion
 Truth in General

21.  As we are busy squabbling
over various “secondary”
doctrines our culture is rewriting the script on “central”
doctrines such as:
 The Doctrine of:
 God
 Today the fasting growing
belief structure in the
western world is Atheism.
 Sin
 Today many don’t believe in
absolute “right and wrong.”
Sin isn’t considered sin
anymore.
 Biblical authority
 Today the bible isn’t
understood as the infallible,
inerrant, inspired word of
God
 Sexuality
 Today the GLBT agenda has
expanded. 17 states allow
same sex marriage. Who’s
doing their weddings?

22. Regardless of your current
report card… the fact is God’s
calling us as missionaries to
align ourselves with these
qualities and to live out our
ordination!

23.  This semester at CCI Joshua Gilmore will be teaching
“Biblical Foundations” on Thursday mornings from 911:45am
 The class is free, and it’s going to be a lot of FUN!