Overview
Approval for Licensing with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada allows candidates to seek and apply to work full-time in ministry.
Step 1. Approval For Licensing Information Meeting
Approval for Licensing meeting will be held on October 1, 2024 at 12:00 noon in L2100.
Approval For Licensing Information Sheet
This handout includes information about Approval for Licensing documents, Approval for Licensing schedule & more
Approval for Licensing Checklist
Step 2. Reference Forms and Police Check
Provide the following 3 documents to Kelly Martin at Kelly.Martin@ambrose.edu (Professor Reference, 5 General References, and Police Check)
Professor Reference Due Date: Monday, November 20, 2023
Please send the Professor Reference Form to an Ambrose University professor to complete on your behalf. It is your responsibility to ensure that the professor submits the completed form by the due date
General References Due Date: Monday, November 12, 2024
Please send Reference Form to the 5 references that you list at the end of your Application Form for Licensed Ministry. It is your responsibility to ensure that your references submit the completed form by the due date. Reference categories include: 1) pastor of the church you regularly attend or former pastor, 2) another spiritual leader, 3) professional (i.e. former or present employer), 4) someone you served alongside (i.e. co-worker) and 5) if student or recent grad: internship supervisor (i.e. internship mentor) where you completed your internship. [Note: the internship supervisor reference category does not apply to students in the Bachelor of Arts in Christian Studies or Seminary students in the MCS program as an internship placement is not a requirement of these degree programs. If you are a student in one of these degree programs, please complete the other 4 reference categories
Police Check Due Date: Monday, November 12, 2024
Police check information sheet
If you have a police check (with vulnerable sector search) that is less than 3 years old, please send a copy of it to kelly.martin@ambrose.edu. [Note: If you need to apply for a new police check, Calgary residents can apply through the Calgary Police Service. If you are not a Calgary resident, please apply for a police check through the RCMP or police service in the city/town that you live in].
Step 3. Document Package
Send to Kelly Martin at Kelly.Martin@ambrose.edu
The following documents are Due : January 13, 2025
Application Form for Licensed Ministry
Policy on Process for Mediation and Arbitration
Guiding Principles for Licensing with Respect to Cessationism
Dates to Remember
Oct 1, 2024 > Approval for Licensing Information Meeting
October 21, 2024 > Deadline for sending email message to Kelly.Martin@ambrose.edu to indicate if you are going to complete Approval for Licensing this year. [Note: list of names will be sent to the Finance Office in October so that they can add C&MA licensing fee to your student account]
November 12, 2024 > Due date for Professor Reference Form, 5 reference forms, police check & payment of $60 C&MA licensing fee to Finance Office on campus (Kelly Martin will contact the registrar’s office on your behalf regarding the $60.00 payment – and your account will be billed directly- there will be no refunds after Dec 1/23)
December 10, 2024 > C&MA Distinctives Workshop and Study Guide Review- 12:30 – 1:30 pm in L2040
January 13, 2025 > Due date for all document package forms
January 13, 2025 > Final licensing interview preparation & mock interview workshop with Rev. Dr. Ric Strangway. The workshop will be held in Rm. L2040 from 12:15- 1:15.
January 28 and 29, 2025 > Approval for Licensing interviews & career opportunity meetings with District Superintendents.