Manual 538.8 All members of the clergy (assigned and unassigned) shall be active members in a local Church of the Nazarene where they will be faithful in attendance, in tithe, and in participation in the ministries of the church. Exceptions to this requirement may be granted only by approval of the District Advisory Board. Any member of the clergy who does not hold membership in a local Church of the Nazarene on the district where his or her credential is held and who has not been granted an exception is subject to discipline by action of the District Advisory Board. (522, 538.10)

Please include total hours achieved June 1, 2022-May 31, 2023; hours must also be recorded at learning.nazarene.org. NCO Event Codes are available at www.ncodistrict.org/clergyexcellence
Manual 529.6 Once a minister has fulfilled the requirements of a validated course of study for ministry, he or she will continue a pattern of lifelong learning to enhance the ministry to which God has called him or her. A minimum expectation is 20 hours of lifelong learning each year. All assigned and unassigned licensed and ordained ministers shall report on their progress in a program of lifelong learning as part of their report to the district assembly. An up-to-date report on his or her lifelong learning program will be used in the church/pastoral relationship review process and in the process of calling a pastor. The regional Sourcebook on Ordination for the region/language group will contain the details of the accrediting and reporting process.

•             If you are SPC (Interdenominational Service), please include your title, ministry organization and list of responsibilities.
•             If you are U (Unassigned), please give explanation on your report including your plans to return to assigned ministry or plans to file your credential according to Manual 539.1.
•             ***Any ordained minister desiring retired relationship must send a request to the district office by April 15.

***Any ordained minister desiring retired relationship should send a request to ncodistrict@mvnu.edu by April 15.

Manual 538.9 All elders and deacons shall hold their ministerial membership in the district assembly of the district wherein their church membership is held, to which body they shall report annually. Any elder or deacon who for two consecutive years does not report to his or her district assembly either in person or by letter shall, if the district assembly so elect, cease to be a member thereof. (201, 205.3, 521, 536.1)

If you have any questions,  please contact District Secretary Beth Heath (bethbheath@gmail.com; 419-651-4396) or the district office (ncodistrict@mvnu.edu; 740-397-5740).

Thank you for your continued service and ministry.