By Sarah Hammersborg, Chair, PacNWC Ministerial Association
One of the great joys at the conference annual meeting is the presentation of candidates that will be going on to the annual meeting in June to be ordained. The ordination process is not a quick process. They write a paper and then meet before a committee at the conference level to be interviewed about their paper. If they receive a favorable interview, they then are interviewed by the national board before being recommended for ordination. During this time they also have a mentor to help them through the process. All of this may seem like a lot, but ordination is serious. It is a permanent credential given by the denomination on those that the church has affirmed their call, competency, and character.
Sung “Derek” Hwang from Disciple Community Covenant Church in Bellevue, WAKatey Hage from Quest Church in Seattle, WABob Zurinsky from Emmanuel Bible Church in Seattle, WAJohn Bangs from Highland Covenant Church in Bellevue, WA