Competence:

• Ministers must recognize the limits of their competence and must practice within the scope of their background, training, knowledge, and experience.
• They are urged to maintain competence in their areas of practice through continuing education and experience
• The American Fellowship Church offers courses (not required for ordination). We recommend Minister Training Online

Moral and Legal Standards:

• Ministers' moral, ethical, and legal standards of behavior as they pertain to their ministerial duties must serve to enhance the spiritual growth and development of those they serve and reflect positively on the Church.
• In their service role, ministers must not engage in any action that will violate or diminish the legal or civil rights of anyone they serve.
• Being found guilty in a court of law of an offense that compromises a minister's suitability to serve in a ministerial role is misconduct.
• When ministers are confronted with conflict among moral, ethical, and/or legal standards of conduct, the ministers must search their own conscience and consult their Spiritual Source, then confer in confidence with a clerical colleague and/or the Church, and seek legal advice when necessary, in order that they may resolve the dilemma in favor of the Highest Good of all concerned.

Public Statements:  

• In public statements regarding their ministry, including advertising, ministers must represent themselves as members of the clergy, using an appropriate title such as Reverend, Minister, or Pastor.
• Ministers' public statements must not contain false or misleading information regarding their credentials or the ministerial services which they offer.
• All public statements must be consistent with the Code of Ethics.
• Other than to indicate they are ordained by the American Fellowship Church, ministers shall make no public statements using the name of the Church without prior approval in writing by an officer of the Church.