Introduction

Apostolic Light Fellowship recognizes that every man that receives a call of God upon his life to minister the Gospel has been chosen of God.

Apostolic Light Fellowship recognizes its responsibility to assist men called into ministry to fulfill that calling.

In order for Apostolic Light Fellowship to fulfill its responsibility to the ministry, we as the Overseeing Eldership of this fellowship of believers, must fulfill our responsibility to God and we recognize that God has a “set” of qualifications that are required of a man BEFORE he holds an “office” in Him. Therefore we have chosen to follow the precepts that have already been outlined for us in the Word of God as God’s requirements for a man to hold such an office.

These policies and procedures are to serve as a guideline for qualifying the ministry and to set precedence for those licensed into ministry by Apostolic Light Fellowship, Inc. In establishing this, we recognize that a CALL OF GOD is only ONE of the necessary qualifications according to scripture:

Titus 1:6-9

6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

1 Corinthians 4:1-2

1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

1 Timothy 3:1-16

1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. 8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: 15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP