Ordained or licensed clergy in other Christian denominations or independent churches may be appointed to serve as a supply pastor at a United Brethren church under the following requirements:
a. Such ministers must be in good standing in the church or denomination in which they are licensed.
b. Such ministers must provide valid ministerial credentials.
c. Such ministers shall be examined by the regional Ministerial Licensing and Ordination Team to determine matters of personal integrity, commitment to the Christian faith, ministerial call, relationships with others, spiritual maturity, and understanding of and agreement with the doctrinal distinctives, history, and polity of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, USA.
d. A positive recommendation must be made by a stationing committee and the Ministerial Licensing and Ordination Team.
e. Such ministers shall not be granted a vote in the national conference or in national conference elections, including any referenda.
Such ministers will file an annual report with the bishop and cluster coach.
They will be required to participate in and be accountable to a cluster.
