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noncooperative spirit; (6) an assumption of dictatorial authority
over a church; (7) an arbitrary rejection of district counseling;
(8) a declared open change of doctrinal views; (9) habitual debt
that harms the church's reputation; and (10) a marriage in
violation of the church's stand on marriage and divorce. The
Credentials Committee has final authority in matters of doctrine
and the personal conduct of all ministers, including the power to
withdraw the approval and recommend the recall of ministerial
credentials.
2. Missionary Service
The National Church, as one of its stated missions, seeks to
promote and encourage world evangelization. Towards this end,
the National Church created the Division of Foreign Missions (the
DFM), an unincorporated agency, to coordinate foreign missionary
efforts. The DFM is supervised by the Foreign Missions Board,
and together they select, endorse, establish requirements, and
uphold standards for missionaries.
a. The Endorsement Process
The process of becoming an endorsed missionary is lengthy
and is handled primarily at the national level by the DFM and the
Foreign Missions Board. An individual applying for a missionary
position must submit an application, along with an autobiography,
character references, and transcripts to the DFM. The applicant
must obtain formal approval from his or her appropriate district
before the DFM will begin to process the application. After an
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