Credential Application Procedure

  1. Submit a letter to Rev. Steve Powell, District Secretary, and include the following information:
    • What is your calling?
    • Describe ministry involvement and plans (past, present & future).
    • In what way are you proclaiming the gospel?
    • Why do you desire credentials with the A/G?
    • What is your legal residency status?
    • What level of credential do you wish to obtain?
    • Are all educational requirements completed for the level of credential for which you are applying?
  2. Order your transcript(s) from any college you have attended & request them to be sent directly to our office.
  3. Upon recognition of need for credentials, we will respond with a credentialing packet.
  4. The packet must be returned to our office no later than February 1st or September 1st, depending on the credential period* for which you are applying. A non-refundable processing fee of $200.00 must also accompany the completed application packet.
  5. This packet will be reviewed & we will then send the credential exam to the Presbyter, who will contact you to come in and take the exam. If there are no questions with regard to your exam, you will not hear from our office until approximately one month prior to the presbytery meeting.
  6. Your exam & file will be sent to a Screening Committee who will review it in detail and make a recommendation to the Sectional Committee.
  7. Your file will then be sent to your Presbyter and Sectional Committee. They will contact you for a personal interview. This interview is mandatory. If married, your spouse should accompany you to this interview.
  8. If approved by the Sectional Committee you will be notified by the district office to appear before the Presbytery for approval. This notice will come in the form of an “Order of the Day” approximately two weeks prior to the District Presbytery meeting. Your appearance before the Presbytery will be mandatory. (Check with the office for the exact date.) A Commissioning Banquet is held after the interview with the Presbytery. If married, your spouse should accompany you to this meeting.
  9. All applications and supporting documents will then be sent to the General Council in Springfield, Missouri, for final approval.
  10. You will receive your Fellowship Card & certificate within a minimum of 8 to 12 weeks from the General Council of the Assemblies of God.
PLEASE NOTE: New Credential applicants will be entertained only twice a year; in January & June. The deadlines for turning in the completed application packet are as follows:
  • *September 1— Deadline for January Presbytery
  • *February 1— Deadline for June Presbytery