The rationale for this course is for the candidates to gain a thorough knowledge of the culture which provides a foundational structure for COGIC liturgical practice of ordaining elders to preach the Gospel; to understand and appreciate the ecclesiastical history of COGIC and the vital role played by our founder, Bishop Mason, in establishing and developing policies and procedures pertaining to the appointment of ministers to spread the Gospel as important elements of this culture; to define two distinguishing characteristics of holiness as a way of life; to draw a line of demarcation between modern day ordination and apostolic ordination; and to explain the difference between ordination versus consecration as current liturgical practices in the COGIC.
