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<\/a>Our other bishop here at the seminary sent me a link\u00a0to Archbishop Campbell’s website.\u00a0++Campbell\u00a0says this about ordination:<\/p>\n“Finally, let me stress that neither the Bible nor the law requires laying on of hands for legitimate or legal ordination. Policy on minister ordination…allows for ordination by a variety of methods…however all methods of ordination will follow and be in an apostolic manner upholding the historic lines of apostolic succession.<\/p>\n
(Note: In Acts 14:23 the word “appointed” or “ordained” can mean (1)
\nto stretch out the hand, (2) to appoint [ordain] by show of hands or (3) to
\nappoint or elect [or ordain] without regard to the method. Source: NIV Study
\nBible).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have been trying to find the ancient definition of the word “ordination” and “ordained” that I once read. I read years ago that ordination is a word that meant in ancient Hebrew “to have the [divine] tools of God’s work placed in your hands.” Our other bishop here at the seminary sent me a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[51,50],"class_list":["post-151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-become-ordained","tag-ordained","tag-ordination"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t