205.17

To facilitate its efforts to prepare candidates for ordination and provide support and clergy development opportunities for its ministers, a district may elect the total number necessary to serve on both the District Ministerial Credentials Board and the District Ministerial Studies Board as a District Board of Ministry. Those ministers elected shall serve for four years.

The District Board of Ministry, with the district superintendent as ex-officio chairperson shall organize the District Board of Ministry to carry out all the duties and responsibilities of the District Ministerial Credentials Board and of the District Ministerial Studies Board. (216, 229–234.4)