Welcome!This is the home page of the Board of Ordained Ministry
of the Desert Southwest Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
The Board of Ordained Ministry, and this web site, exist to help guide the church in nurturing, recognizing, and empowering God's
call to ministry in our communities.
The
United Methodist Book of Discipline reminds us that...
Within The United Methodist Church, there are
those called to servant leadership, lay and ordained. Such
callings are evidenced by special gifts, evidence of God’s grace,
and promise of usefulness. God’s call to servant leadership is
inward as it comes to the individual and outward through the
discernment and validation of the Church. (¶136 Book of
Discipline)
The Discipline goes on to say...
Ordained ministers are called by God to a
lifetime of servant leadership in specialized ministries among the
people of God. Ordained ministers are called to interpret to the
Church the needs, concerns, and hopes of the world and the promise
of God for creation. Within these specialized ministries, deacons
are called to ministries of Word and Service, and elders are
called to ministries of Service, Word, Sacrament, and Order (¶
323). Through these distinctive functions ordained ministers
devote themselves wholly to the work of the Church and to the
upbuilding of the ministry of all Christians. (¶137 )
This site will help us explore God's call to ministry in all
its many varieties. Whether you are a clergy member in full
connection, a candidate for ministry, involved in lay ministry, or
an inquisitive browser, we hope that this site will be helpful to
you. Thanks for stopping by!
