Restoration to fellowship and acceptance in the Body of Christ. Restoration to pastoral ministry may also be one objective. A specific time cannot be established, because each situation is different. However, the process needs an extended period of time to be certain that every issue identified by the Restoration Team has been met with a Christ-like attitude. When a person is restored to credentialed pastoral ministry, it should be done with full confidence knowing that the person will be eligible for conference and denominational leadership.
Healing is essential.
We are talking about granting ordination to a person who will lead the church. Keep yourself pure. There are a number of issues that must be addressed before re-entry. The restoration team, the conference Ministerial Licensing and Ordination Commission, the conference superintendent, and the bishop will be involved in the final decision for a re-entry into pastoral ministry.