Please send a written request to the Secretary/Treasurer’s office requesting credentials. You can submit this request by completing the form HERE (insert link to form). You can also send an email to Amy Holliday, aholliday@nymn.org with the following information:
• Full Name and Basic Contact Information
• Name and location of your home church
• Educational transcripts for review
LINKS:
· CREDENTIALING HANDBOOK
· EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
NOTE: Form should have an option to attach transcript files
2. PRE-APPLICATION QUESTIONNAIRE
All applicants must fill out a pre-application questionnaire. This questionnaire allows our office to assess if you meet the basic requirements for credentials. You can fill out this questionnaire by clicking HERE.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
· Applicants for ministerial credentials with the Assemblies of God must be saved (new birth, born again), baptized in water and in the Spirit (with evidence of speaking in other tongues)
· Education: All applicants must meet the appropriate educational requirements for the level of credentials being sought.
o LINK TO EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
o LINK TO SCHOOL OF MINISTRY
· Marriage History: While history with divorce and remarriage is not an automatic disqualifier from credentialing, it can be in certain cases. Please communicate with the Network Secretary’s office via the form below prior to starting the credentialing process for clarification in these areas.
· Lifestyle Choices: All applicants must state a willingness to abstain from using tobacco, alcohol, illegal or recreational drugs in any form, and involvement with pornography or gambling.
· Bankruptcy: If you have a history of a bankruptcy, please download and complete the Bankruptcy Questionnaire (LINK) and send to the Network Secretary’s office.
· Residency: Applicant must reside in New York at the time of their application.