Educational Requirements for Provisional Membership
The Discipline lists the following specific course requirements that must be included in graduate theological education prior to provisional membership in the United Methodist Church:
Note that the Memphis Conference requires completion of all educational requirements prior to commissioning and provisional membership. In addition, completion of an undergraduate (bachelors) degree is required prior to any graduate theological course work.
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Old Testament
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New Testament
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Theology
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Church history
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Mission of the church in the world
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Evangelism
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Worship/liturgy
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A minimum of two semester or three quarter hours in each of the fields of United Methodist history, doctrine, and polity.
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For candidates on the elder track, a course in preaching is required by the Memphis Conference.
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