The Meaning and Practice of Ordination Among Baptists I

Abstract

"(A Summary of the Report together with questions for discussion) I N May, 1954, a small Group was appointed by the General Pur. poses and Finance Committee of the Baptist Union to consider " The Meaning and Practice of Ordination Among Baptists, together with an Order of Service ". The Report of the Group, which was presented to the Council in March, 1957, and again in November, 1957, is an attempt to sift certain evidence, Biblical and historical, and to make certain judgments on the present day understanding and practice of ordination among Baptists, in the hope that it will both stimulate the thought of the churches and provide some guidanee as to present practice. This article consists of a brief summary of the Report, chiefly for the benefit of those who' as yet have been unable to acquire a copy, and is supplemented by a list of questions useful for discussion"