Why Every Christian Should be Ordained

Pastor Henson constantly asked his Children’s Church Leader to become ordained and each time the answer was the same--“I don’t need papers to lead worship.” After years of pushing the issue the Pastor finally relented, but then it happened.
 
It was late on a Saturday evening as the Pastor was doing his final prep work for his next day’s message when the phone rang. On the other end was his Children’s Church Leader sounding audibly upset. When Pastor calmed her down, she informed Pastor Henson that she needed Ordination Credentials, to which Pastor agreed to ordain her the next day.
 
It was then that his Children’s Church Leader became adamant, declaring that she needed them now. When Pastor asked why, she relayed this heartbreaking story:
 
My best friend has been rushed to the hospital and she is not ready to meet God. I was called to the hospital to speak to her about her soul, but I was stopped at the ICU nurses station. Since it was not visiting hours the nurse asked me if I was an ordained Minister. Pastor I lied and told them I was, but then the nurse asked to see my ordination card. Pastor if I don’t get credentials now, my friend may die and go to hell.

Pastor Performs an Emergency Ordination Ceremony
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Pastor Henson told his Children’s Church Leader that he and his wife would meet her at the Church in about 30 minutes to present her with the necessary papers she would need to get past the ICU nurse’s station.
 
Pastor and his wife prepared the necessary ordination papers and conducted an abbreviated ordination ceremony. Once complete the Children’s Church Leader rushed back to the hospital, thankful that she had the necessary documentation to see her friend before she died, with hopes of winning her to Christ.

It was the Best of Times and the Worst of Times
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To coin the phrase from Charles Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
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When the Children’s Church Leader arrived back at the hospital and proceeded down the ICU hallway she was met by her best friend’s spouse. The spouse was weeping uncontrollably and shared the devastating news that his wife and her best friend just died. It was the worst of times because the friend died without knowing Christ as her Savior—doomed to an eternity in hell. It was the best of times because the husband then asked the Children’s Church Leader if she could tell him what he needed to do to get his life right.
 
There in the hallway the husband repented of his sins and accepted Christ as His Savior, while the soul of his wife was burning in hell.
 
The Children’s Church Leader repented for not allowing herself to be ordained, but the price for her ordination was one that she had rather not paid. A piece of paper would have kept someone from dying lost without God.

Why Should Christians Be Ordained
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It is our conviction and desire that every Christian in the world (especially in the USA) become an Ordained Minister of the Gospel. When we share this desire with others, the response is usually, “but I am not a preacher.” There is nothing that says you have to be a preacher to be an Ordained Minister.
 
2 Corinthians 5:18 declares all Christians to be ministers. If God has declared that you are a Minister, who are you and I to contradict God? That little piece of paper—the Ordination Card—would have prevented someone from going to hell. The Church should strongly encourage every Christian in their Church to be ordained.
 
It is amazing how legally empowering someone as to what God has already declared them to be emboldens them in areas of ministry which they should have been doing, but probably have not done. We have witnessed time and again how people who have never conducted hospital visits or have never shared Christ with others, suddenly become active in performance of Christian ministry duties.
 
Once the Christian member is ordained, he or she may then begin to perform Sacerdotal duties which, in turn, allows him or her certain IRS benefits. You don’t have to be a preacher to take advantage of IRS tax benefits. The Internal Revenue Service only recognizes the title minister and that is what God has already declared you to be. All you need are the legal documents to support what God has said you are.

Credentials Must be Legal
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Anyone can give someone a piece of paper, but because you have a piece of paper doesn’t make you legal. This is why you should contact us today.
 
The International Congress of Churches and Ministers (ICCM) is the best, largest and fastest growing non-denomination ordaining body in the world. Our credentials are recognized world-wide and receive the greatest respect from religious and secular sources around the globe.
 
Urge your Christian members to become ordained now!

In Closing
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ICCM enjoys the same credibility and integrity as our Church Management and Tax wing of Chitwood and Chitwood. With 80 years of providing counsel and ministry to Churches all across the globe, we know what it takes to lighten the burdensome load placed upon most Pastors and Christians.
 
Do Not Delay! If you would like to be legally ordained as to what God has declared you to be contact us at 800-854-5891 and ask to speak to Dr. Ronnie Shaw. You may also visit us online at www.iccmworldwide.org.
 
In addition I would strongly encourage you to attend the nearest Church Management Conference to learn more about legal ordination and requirements necessary for your Church or Ministry to be legally compliant. To register for the next seminar please call 800-344-0076.
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By Dr. Michael Chitwood

 

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Our  Conferences  have been taught across the Nation for over 48 years. Because of the Penalties, Fines, and even Imprisonment that the IRS imposed on many Churches and Pastors, Dr. Chitwood felt led by the Holy Spirit to become a buffer between Churches, Ministers, and the IRS.

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