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Ministry Credentials

Credentials of the Fellowship

Kingdom Global Fellowship issues ministry credentials to members who meet its approved standards. Every credential carries a verification code, is held in the member’s credential vault, and can be checked by anybody on the public register.

What a credential is

Checked Before They Are Issued

Before a credential is issued, the officer issuing it confirms that the requirements have been met: membership active, required training completed, the waiting period completed, the required interview and approvals received, payment requirements satisfied, supporting documents verified, identity confirmed, and no governance restriction in place.

An ecclesiastical credential

KGF credentials are ecclesiastical credentials, issued by the fellowship to recognise standing and service within Kingdom Global Fellowship.

A KGF credential does not by itself confer an academic degree or accreditation, and does not by itself represent recognition by any government or civil authority.

Approved standards

Credentials You Can Apply For

Credential standards are being prepared

The standards for each credential will be published here. In the meantime, the ordination pathway explains how priesthood credentials and ordination are reached.

Applying

How to Apply

Membership comes first

Credentials are for members of the fellowship. If you are not yet a member, apply for membership; training and credentials follow at the pace the pathway sets.

Meet the standards

Each credential lists its approved standards, the pathway stage that must be complete, and the documents to provide.

Apply in the member portal

Signed-in members choose the credential, attach their documents and sign the declaration. The portal checks eligibility before you start.

Review and approval

Your application is reviewed step by step — beginning with your District Overseer — and you can follow every step, and answer any request for changes, in the portal.

Issue

On final approval the credential is issued with its verification code and added to your credential vault, ready to print.

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Renewals and replacements

Keeping a Credential Current

Where a credential carries an expiry date, the holder may ask for it to be renewed from the member portal as that date approaches. A holder may also ask for a lost certificate to be replaced. A replacement is issued with a new code, and the lost certificate stops verifying, so nobody else can use it.

Verification

Anyone Can Check a Credential

Every credential issued by Kingdom Global Fellowship carries a verification code. Enter it on the public register, or scan the QR code printed beside it, to confirm whether that credential is valid.

The register confirms whether a credential is valid and nothing more. It does not publish contact details, membership records, or the reasons behind any decision.

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