FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

In order to register for LPLS, you must first get approval from both the District Committee on Ministry and your District Superintendent.

The Upper New York Conference strongly recommends completing Safe Sanctuary Training before attending. Please bring a certificate (or copies) of successful completion to LPLS.

While completion of the LPLS satisfies part of the licensing process, the school itself does not issue the Local Pastor’s License. Upon completion of the candidacy requirements, the District Committee on Ordained Ministry shall vote to certify the candidacy and upon completion of the prescribed studies, recommend the granting of a license. The Board of Ordained Ministry must recommend those to be licensed during clergy session at annual conference. Upon approval, they shall be listed in the pre-conference workbook as eligible to be appointed as local pastors. The license for pastoral ministry is not issued until the pastor is appointed to a charge. Between sessions of annual conference, the Board of Ordained Ministry may approve persons for licensing, to be verified at clergy session.