How to Become an Ordained Minister Online

How to Become an Ordained Minister Online

A minster is an officiating clergy man that preforms selfless service, devotion, prays, listens and counsel, performs   wedding ceremonies, baptisms, and other religious ceremonies. It requires the ability to teach the word of the bible, and generally being a source of inspiration for others.

Having fulfilled the necessary requirements may mean to be born again, and have been baptized by water and spirit, and you have already undergone the necessary theological training, becoming an ordained minister online is just a click away.

What are the necessary steps?

  • Find out if it is approved by law. This may be important because you might want to perform a religious ceremony that has legal implications like weddings, naming ceremony, etc. Some countries require that the ordained minister is legally certified and licensed to perform such roles*.
  • What is the motive? Why have you decided to become an ordained online minister? What is your motive for serving? Is it that you don’t have the financial capacity to establish a church, or have the time and resource to minister in a local assembly? Evaluate the factors that prompt your decision to be an online minister, and appraise your obligation and preparedness to become an ordained minister.
  • Affiliate with an online ministry or set one up.  Find out and make enquiry about other online ministry that shares your drive, desire and motives and see a means of joining such ministry, make sure such organization are legally registered, incorporated and licensed to perform legitimate service.  Affiliating with such ministry makes it easier to build on the existing platform; such ministry can give you a seal of ordination, certificates and other necessary requirements. If you cannot find such organization set up your own and register with all necessary authorities, following the provision of the law and other requirement. This will certify you legitimately as a minister and you can start performing your duties online*.
  • Establish Communication with like-mind ministries. Once you have been ordained via your ministry or the one you joined, you can contact other likeminded ministry of your devotion and services, and that you are available to help and perform in the areas where your services will be needed.

If you'd like to find out more information about the process, as well as whether your ordination will be sufficient to perform any ceremonies you're interested in doing, contact the ministry. While you're at it, you can ask if they know anything about acting as a minster in your particular environment*.

  • Complete your request to become an ordained minister. Depending on the church requirements, follow the instructions given, fill out the necessary form, and proceed forward in becoming an ordained minister.
  • Receive your official ordination! Once the process is completed, you will be able to officiate the ceremonies you sought out to when you began this process.


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