The Office of The Holy Ministry requires a "rightly ordered call" for anyone to publicly teach or administer the Sacraments. This biblical standard has been violated by the establishment of "lay ministers" and programs like DELTO (Distance Education Leading to Ordination), which allow men who are not properly called or ordained to serve in Word and Sacrament ministry.

You can learn more from ACELC’s Outline on the Office of The Holy Ministry and the section on The Office of The Holy Ministry in the video If Not Now, When? and the accompanying Study Guide.

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