How to License Ministers Through Your Church

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Becoming a licensed or ordained minister is not a trivial matter. It represents the setting apart of an individual for ministry, but how does one become legally licensed or ordained within the laws that govern our society?

Our 2009 edition teaches you how to properly set up and administer a licensing and ordination program through your church or ministry - one recognized in all fifty states and in most countries around the world. Being in compliance with state and IRS requirements as a minister is a must, and within the pages of this product, we show you how!

There are many misconceptions about licensing and ordination in existence today. We cover all the myths, teaching you “who” and “how” to ordain a minister, and whether the once ordained always ordained concept is true.

Licensing and the IRS

The courts have ruled that your church or ministry has the right to license and ordain its own ministers. However, the courts have also allowed the IRS to establish criteria to determine whether a minister qualifies for special tax benefits. By law, the IRS cannot judge or question your church or ministry's right to license and ordain, but it can scrutinize it for tax purposes. Confusing? Yes! This newly revised resource will show you how to properly set up a licensing and ordination program in your ministry that meets all state and federal requirements. You and your ministers not only qualify to solemnize marriages, but to also take advantage of special tax benefits extended to ministers by congress under Subsections 107,1401 and 1402.

Other Ways This Resource Will Help You

There are many potential ministers who are called of God and eager to work in His Kingdom but who are denied a ministerial covering by their denomination because they fail to meet the standards that have been set forth. Though qualified in the Lord's eyes, a mountain of obstacles restricts their ability to become a minister. What are they to do? This resource has been created especially for the needs of these individuals. StartCHURCH's President, Reverend Raul Rivera's father was once in this unfortunate position. He was denied a minister's license necessary to become a missionary (in his denomination) because he did not qualify. In order to qualify, he would have had to obtain a four year, college degree; a huge obstacle as he never even completed the third grade! In 1994, his father became an ordained minister of the church where Reverend Raul Rivera (author) was pastor. Upon receiving status as an ordained minister, his father went to the mission field. Today, his father is a full-time missionary to the poor, having rescued numerous orphans in both Venezuela and Honduras. The last number of years he has been constructing orphanages where the rescued children can find refuge and healing, and where visiting missionaries receive on-site training in how to minister to children. Had it not been for the restrictive and burdening requirements of his denomination, he would probably have gone to these countries only as a licensed minister. We need to remember that it is God who calls and ordains; man just recognizes what God is doing. Today, Reverend Rivera's father continues to give his life on behalf of orphan children in foreign countries. Many individuals from the same denomination that denied his ordination now visit his ministry and receive missionary training.

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