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Maine, SEE Atlantic district
Manitoba, SEE Central Canada district
Marion, Indiana, 16
Marriage:

Article of Religion, 222

Minister and, 3108–3112; Gen. Bd. Policy on Ch. Disc. 5251

Ministerial orders and, 3012

Minister’s care in performing, 3111–3112

Officiants, 725:7

Remarriage, 410:6; 3111

Ritual of, 5650–5680

SEE ALSO divorce

Maryland, SEE Chesapeake district
Massachusetts, SEE Northeast District
Matlack, Lucius C., 7
Matrimony, rite of, 5650–5680
Means of grace, 265:9
Members, church, SEE Church member, membership
Membership:

Of ministers, 3097–3100

Of pastors and senior pastors,578:2

associate pastors, 578:2

Membership classes, 568; 725:11; Guides and Helps to Holy Living, 3; 260-268
Membership, 550–610
Membership, reception ritual, 5550–5595
Membership roll in:

Affiliate church, 7005

Established churches, 610

Developing church, 510:2

Mission church, 537

Membership, student, 564–565
Memorials:

By district conference, 1153

By local church conference, 655:8

Committee, General Conference, 1565

"To the General Conference, 1557–1560
Mentally incompetent, salvation of, 226
Merger:

Basis, 50

Historical, 50

Of churches, 1233:31

Of districts, 1060–1065

Methodist Episcopal Church, 4–7; 11
Methodists, 2–6; 11–12. SEE ALSO Wesleyan Methodist
Mexico, 18; 29; 35; 80
Michigan, 7 See: East Michigan district, North Michigan district, and West Michigan district
Military chaplains, 1240:1:A:5; 3330
Military service, 410:3
Minimum organization:

Local church, 518:3; 810

Mission, 537

Developing church, 807

Minister, SEE Ministry, the
Minister of music, 870; 3210:2
Ministerial Appointments:, 3250–3390

Administrator, 1240:1:A:4; 3320; 3335

Associate general evangelist, 1240:1:A:3; 3280

Categories of service, 3250

Chaplains, military, 1240:1:A:5; 3330; 3335

Educator, 1240:1:A:4; 3310; 3335

Evangelist, 1240:1:A:3; 3280

General evangelists, 1240:1:A:3; 3285:1

Interchurch service, 1240:1:A:6; 3335

Interim pastor, 1240:1:A:2; 3261

Minister in process of transfer, 1240:1:F, G; 1240:2:E; 1240:3:D; 3104

Missionary, 1240:1:A:4; 3300; 3335

Ordained minister in process of transfer, denomination, 1240:1:G; 3104

Ordained minister in process of transfer, district, 1240:1:F

Ordained minister on educational leave, 1240:1:D; 3350:1

Ordained minister on reserve, 1240:1:C; 3360

Ordained minister without appointment, 1240:1:E; 3380

Pastor, 725; 735; 1240:1:A:2; 3255–3260

Reserve general evangelist, 1240:1:A:3; 3285:2

Retired ordained ministers, 1240:1:B; 3370

Special service, 1240:1:A:7; 3345

Student, 1240:4; 3350

Supply pastor, 1240:5:E; 3260

Without appointment, 1240:1:E; 3380

Ministerial Credentials:

Commissioned minister, 3059:1g

Ordained minister, 3089:2

Licensed minister, 3055:2

Ministerial Development, District Board of, 1375–1390
Ministerial Education:, 3150–3240

Administration of, 310; 3160

College/University, 3170:2

Continuing education, 3240

Correspondence course, 3170:3

Course of study, 3200–3210

Priority of, 3150

Programs of study, 3170

Seminary, 3170:1

Training outside The Wesleyan Church, 3170:4

Types of, 3170–3240

Ministerial membership, 310; 313:6; 3097–3100
Ministerial Orders and Regulations:, 3000

Commissioned minister, 3059

Ordained minister, 3067

Licensed minister, 3030–3055; 3093

Ministerial qualifications, 310; 3003–3012
Ministerial relationships, 313:5; 3044:3; 3075:4; 3114–3117
Ministerial rights, 313; 3044; 3075
Ministerial Student:, 3015:1; 3350:2

District license form, 6260

District listing, 1240:4

Duties, 3015:4

Recommendation for, 6420

Regulations, 3015:5

Renewing License, 3015:2

Rights, 3015:3

Ministerial Study Course Agency, 2385–2388
Ministerial study course certificate, 3033:3; 3059:1c; 3070:3; 3420; 6410
Ministerial training, SEE Ministerial education
Ministry, The:, 310–313; 3000–3490

Appointments, 3250–3390

Call, 3000–3006

Categories of service, 3250

Church membership, 3097–3100

Commissioned minister, 317; 1240:2; 3059

District appointment of ministers, 323:1; 1180:11, 24; 1233:10; 1240

District supervision of ministers, 1180:22–28; 1310:22–26; 1390; 1402

Education, 3150–3240

Ordained minister, 317; 3067–3089; 3093

Elementary Principles governing, 270–286

General regulations for, 3093

Lay minister, 3400–3440; 6200–6220

Licensed minister, 317; 3030–3055; 3093; 6260

Listing of ministers, 1240

Marriage and the minister, 3012; 3108–3112

Meaning of, 3000

Membership of ministers, 3097–3100

Ministerial student, 1240:4; 3015:1; 3350:2; 6260; 6420

Ordained minister, 3067–3089; 3093

Orders, 3000

Qualifications, 3000–3006

Reception from another denomination, 3104

Regulations, 3000

Relationship to other ministers and churches, 3114–3117

Reinstatement of ministers, 3120–3124

Restoration of ministers, Gen. Bd. Policy on Ch. Disc. 5230, 5251

Special advice, 3093

Special lay ministers, 3400–3490

Specialized minister, 3003–3006

Minnesota., SEE Iowa-Minnesota district
Minutes, district conference, 1178
Mision Methodista Zion, Honduras, 80
Mission:

In a developing district, 542

Local, 537; 655:14; 782:6; 1180:22

Of The Wesleyan Church, 100–105

Missionary:

Lay, commissioned, 1240:5:D; 3490

Ministerial appointment as, 3300

Regulations governing a, 2272

Missionary Bands of the World, 17:2
Missionary Bands of the World, Inc., The, 4230
Missionary objectives, 2258–2259; 2500
Missionary Society of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of America, Inc., The, 4230
Mississippi, SEE South Coastal district
Missouri, SEE Tri-State district
Modesty in Attire, 410:13
Monogamy, 222; 265:6
Montana, SEE Northwest district
Moral purity, 410:5
Mountain Plains District, 2403:12; 2445
Mozambique, 33; 35; 80
Myanmar, 80