Do you have a license to preach?
 

Do you have to have a license to preach?
Did Jesus have a license ?
If you do get a license, does that mean you agree to there user terms and when signing you name!
Does this bind you to mans law or Gods law?

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I don't have a license to preach but my children tell me often to enough to quit preaching to them! :)

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Nope, don't have one.

:D

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AMEN!!!!

Some of these posts are very hard to read. Spell check would help also!

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I've never held a preaching license. I've never needed one. Jeff.

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Amen to this.

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I am wondering if this is directed to wives?:ursofunny

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Over the years I have been licensed by 3 different organizations and am currently ordained in another organization. In the state of Ohio, a person cannot perform weddings without a certificate from the state and that certificate from the state is only obtainable if you are licensed/ordained by a recognized religious organization. Local churches can legally license/ordain ministers and the state will recognize that.

Recently a friend and I made a hospital call. Because the person we wanted to visit was in the ICU and there were restricted visiting hours we were denied access. When I told the person I had a clergy card and showed her my annual fellowship card, she checked it against my driver's license and since it was the same name on both and since I sorta looked like the picture on the driver's license, she let me in to pray for the person. My friend was not allowed in even though I told her that he was with me. She just said, "It doesn't work that way."

In order to have a contact visit (person to person, not by phone while you see each other through a window) with someone in a county jail you have to have an official clergy card. The only card accepted is one issued by the Cincinnati Coalition of Christian Communions and the only way to get that is to show them your authorization from the state to perform marriages. They will not just accept an annual fellowship card from an organization.

So, in order to perform weddings and to visit someone in jail a document from the state is required and that document is only issued when you apply for it and send in a copy of your ordination/license. An annual fellowship card is required to make some hospital visits. These are a couple of reasons for being licensed/ordained by a recognized organization. This may vary from state to state.

In the first century church it seems they issued a letter of recommendation that a minister could take with him/her to assemblies where he or she was not known. I think this is what is spoken of in Romans 16:1-2 and 2 Corinthians 3:1

Just like we need a license to drive, cut hair, sell real estate, etc. in some states, we need a license to perform some ministerial duties. In my opinion, this is just rendering unto Caesar...

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In the 70's with the East Dayton Full Gospel Fellowship. In the 80's through the State Of Ohio. I dont believe its essential to Christian ministry.

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AWCF

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Thanks Jim! Excellent!

As a follow up. Check with your Secretary of State, Commissioner of Corporations. In most cases you can register your church with the IRS (not being required to setup a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation) and with your state. Now, you are legal and can issue whatever license you may need.

In most cases you need three people to establish a church (or a corporation, if you want to go that route). You will still need by-laws and all of that stuff. Church members can be members of your family, meeting legal age requirements.

Now, if you don’t think you will be performing a lot of marriages (you can always perform a religious ceremony in conjunction with the couple also doing a civil ceremony), don’t worry about it, just go ahead and do it. As to gaining access to hospitals I suggest taking it one visit at a time. Trust God to grant you access if you don’t want to go through the civil approval hoop.

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Assembly of God once gave me one...ha...does that count?

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I think we all have a license to preach.
It's called Mark 16:15-18

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I have a license to......

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Oops, wrong license.

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Hey, Brother Randy we are using the think pad a lot!

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No license, just a heavy burden.

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don´t really need a licence unless it is for government reasons...however THE CALL helps...

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Love you folks...

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I'm really glad you found a use for it. I WISH I had a better battery to send with it, but I didn't. It always worked for me -as long as it was plugged in. lol

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Thank you once again.