Credentialing forms for District License
District License Application
District License Application (word)
Recommendation to the District Assembly (pdf)
Recommendation to the District Assembly
Application for Certification of Role of Ministry (word)
Application for Certification of Role of Ministry (pdf)
Ordination Recognition Questionnaire (pdf)
Ordination Recognition Questionnaire (word)
Ministerial Course of Study
Ministerial Studies Handbook (updated 10/23)
MCOS Completion Form
Letter from District Secretary
All Ministers in the Course of Study
Clergy Development Local License Forms
Procedures for Issuing a Local License
1 file(s) 282.19 KB
Procedures for Issuing a Local License
Application for Local License
1 file(s) 669.55 KB
Application for Local License
Interview checklist Church Boards/Grant Local License First Time
1 file(s) 209.33 KB
Interview checklist Church Boards/Grant Local License First Time
Local License Forms – Clergy Development
Click Here for Verification of Credential Submission – General Secretary’s Office
Click Here for Background Check
Cost is $15 payable to the Missouri District. Mail check to: District Treasurer, 365 Saline Rd., Fenton, MO 63026.
Missouri District Ministerial Studies Board
The Board of Ministerial Studies serves to guide and to facilitate the education of people who are seeking ordination as a deacon or elder in the Church of the Nazarene. The board only serves those properly enrolled in the Course of Study. Enrollment is open to local ministers and local lay ministers within the Missouri District Church of the Nazarene.