Credential Upgrade
A credential upgrade is for those who currently hold a credential with The General Council of the Assemblies of God.
Any individual previously credentialed through another AG district who is now seeking a credentials upgrade for the first time in Ohio must first attend a New Credentials Orientation (NCO).
The following text from the General Council Bylaws provides qualifications for the licensed and ordained minister:
Specific Qualifications (GC Bylaws Article VII, Section 3. d & e)
Licensed minister. Qualifications for license shall include clear evidence of a divine call, character and preparation suitable for that calling, practical ministry experience, and an evident purpose to devote one’s life in service to the proclamation of the Gospel.
Please contact the network secretary’s office via the form below for an upgrade application once you fulfill the above requirements for the Licensed level.
Ordained minister.
Applicants must be 23 years of age or older.
No person may be ordained to the ministry until he or she has shown evidence of a divine call and has held ministry license and has been actively engaged in ministry and proclamation of the Gospel for at least two full consecutive years immediately prior thereto.
Applicants must be residents of or hold credentials in the district where they make application and appear before its credentials committee, and shall have been a member of the district in which he or she is seeking ordination at least one year.
In order to maintain active status, ordained ministers shall be engaged in viable ministry and proclamation of the Gospel except for cases of disability, retirement, or other valid circumstances as determined by the general secretary.
Those interested in becoming ordained must first attend the mandatory Ordination Overview, which is held online in June. Information about Ordination Overview is emailed to those who qualify each year in February.