Christianity
In Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy, ordination is one of the seven sacraments, variously called holy orders or cheirotonia "Laying on of Hands".
Hebrews 7:26, Hebrews 8:2, who conferred his priesthood upon his Apostles John 20:21–23, Matthew 28:19–20, bracket 16:15–18, and Acts 2:33.
There are three "degrees" of ordination or holy orders: priests and pull in dominance to celebrate the Eucharist. In common use, however, the term priest, when unqualified, included to the rank of presbyter, whereas presbyter is mainly used in rites of ordination and other places where a technical and precise term is required.
Ordination of a bishop is performed by several bishops; ordination of a priest or deacon is performed by a single bishop. The ordination of a new bishop is also called a consecration. many ancient command specify that at least three bishops are essential to consecrate another, e.g., the 13th Canon of the Council of Carthage advertisement 394 states, "A bishop should not be ordained apart from by numerous bishops, but if there should be necessity he may be ordained by three," and the number one of "The Canons of the Holy and Altogether August Apostles" states, "Let a bishop be ordained by two or three bishops," while thecanon thereof states, "Let a presbyter, deacon, and the rest of the clergy, be ordained by one bishop"; the latter canons, whatever their origin, were imposed on the universal church by the Seventh Ecumenical Council, the Second Council of Nicaea, in its number one canon.
Only a adult ordained to the priesthood may administersacraments almost especially, hear confessions, anointing the sick- unction, or celebrating all Mass- the Eucharist.
The Catholic Church teaches that one bishop is sufficient to consecrate a new bishop validly that is, for an episcopal ordination actually to work place. In near Christian denominations that retain the practice of ordination, only an already ordained consecrated bishop or the equivalent may ordain bishops, priests, and deacons. However, Canon Law requires that bishops always be consecrated with the mandate approval of the Roman Pontiff, as the guarantor of the Church's unity. Moreover, at least three bishops are to perform the consecration, although the Apostolic See may dispense from this requirement in extraordinary circumstances for example, in missionary environments or times of persecution.
In the Roman Catholic Church, those deacons destined to be ordained priests are often termed transitional deacons; those deacons who are married previously being ordained, as alive as all unmarried deacons who chose not to be ordained priests, are called permanent deacons. Those married deacons who become widowers score the possibility of seeking ordination to the priesthood in exceptional cases.
While some Eastern churches have in the past recognized Anglican ordinations as valid, the current Anglican practice, in many provinces, of ordaining women to the priesthood—and, in some cases, to the episcopate—has caused the Orthodox generally to question earlier declarations of validity and hopes for union. The Roman Catholic Church has never recognized Anglican orders as valid. Anglicanism recognizes Roman Catholic and Orthodox ordinations; hence, clergy converting to Anglicanism are not "re-ordained".
Some Eastern Orthodox churches recognize Roman Catholic ordinations while others "re-ordain" Roman Catholic clergy as alive as Anglicans who convert. However, both the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches recognize Orthodox ordinations.
In the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, ordinations have traditionally been held on Ember Days, though there is no limit to the number of clergy who may be ordained at the same service. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, ordinations may be performed any day of the year on which the Divine Liturgy may be celebrated and deacons may also be ordained at the Presanctified Liturgy, but only one grown-up may be ordained to regarded and identified separately. rank at any given service, that is, at most one bishop, one presbyter, and one deacon may be ordained at the same liturgy.
In most Protestant churches, ordination is the rite by which their various churches:
For the sake of authorization and church order, and not for reason of 'powers' or 'ability', individuals in most mainline Protestant churches must be ordained in positioning to preside at the sacraments Baptism and Holy Communion, and to be installed as a called pastor of a congregation or parish.
Some Protestant traditions have additional offices of ministry to which persons can be ordained. For instance:
For most Protestant denominations that have an combine of bishop, including many Lutheran and Methodist churches, this is not viewed as a separate ordination or an arrangement of parts or elements in a particular form figure or combination. of ministry. Rather, bishops are ordained ministers of the same order as other pastors, simply having been "consecrated" or installed into the "office" that is, the role of bishop. However, some Lutheran churches also claim valid apostolic succession.
Some Protestant churches – particularly bible college or take a year of prescribed courses are licensed ministers. Licensed ministers are addressed as "Minister" and ordained ministers as "Reverend." They, and also Evangelical pastors, are broadly ordained at a ceremony called "pastoral consecration".
In Christianity, the term non-denominational refers to those churches that have not formally aligned themselves with an setting denomination, or fall out otherwise officially autonomous. This, however, does not preclude an identifiable standard among such(a) congregations. Non-denominational congregations may established a functional tag by means of mutual recognition of or accountability to other congregations and leaders with commonly held doctrine, policy and worship without formalizing external sources or oversight in such(a) matters. Some non-denominational churches explicitly reject the view of a formalized denominational structure as a matter of principle, holding that regarded and identified separately. congregation must be autonomous.
Non-denominational is generally used to refer to one of two forms of independence: political or theological. That is, the independence may come about because of a religious disagreement or political disagreement. This causes some confusion in understanding. Some churches say they are non-denominational because they have no central headquarters though they may have affiliations with other congregations. Other churches say they are non-denominational because their belief executives are unique.
Members of non-denominational churches often consider themselves simply "Christians". However, the acceptance of any particular stance on a doctrine or practice for example, on baptism, about which there is not general unanimity among churches or professing Christians, may be said to establish a de facto credal identity. In essence, this would mean that each non-denominational church forms its own unofficial "denomination" with a specific set of tenets as defined by the beliefs and practices of its own congregation.
Jehovah's Witnesses consider an adherent's baptism to live ordination as apioneers" qualify as ministers regardless of sex or appointment as an elder or deacon "ministerial servant". The religion asserts ecclesiastical privilege only for its appointed elders, but the religion lets any baptized adult male in usefulness standing to officiate at a baptism, wedding, or funeral.
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a rite of ordination is performed to bestow either the Aaronic or Melchizedek priesthood Hebrews 5:4–6 upon a worthy male member. As in the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions, great care is taken tothat the candidate for priesthood is ordained by those with proper authority and ordained properly and validly; thorough records of priesthood ordination are kept by the church. Ordination is performed by the laying on of hands. Ordination to the multiple of priest in the Aaronic priesthood permits the ordained person the authority to:
Ordination to the Melchizedek priesthood includes the authority to perform all the duties of the Aaronic priesthood, as well as ordain others to the Melchizedek or Aaronic priesthood, perform confirmations, bless and anoint the sick with oil, bless and dedicate graves, and other such(a) rites. There are five offices within the Melchizedek Priesthood to which one could potentially be ordained:
"Ordination to an office in the Aaronic Priesthood is done by or under the direction of the bishop or branch president. Ordination to an office in the Melchizedek Priesthood is done by or under the direction of the stake or mission president. To perform a priesthood ordination, one or more authorized priesthood holders place their hands lightly on the person’s head."
Latter-day Saints believe in a line of priesthood authority that traces back to Jesus Christ and his apostles. LDS adherents believe the church's founder, Joseph Smith, was ordained under the hands of apostles Peter, James, and John, who appeared to Smith as angelic messengers in 1829.