Category: ordination

The CBAC’s Examining Council for Ordination is scheduled for August 8-10, 2023 at Crandall University, Moncton, NB. Twelve candidates will be interviewed for ordination by the Council as appointed by the Associations. If approved, the candidates will be commended to their local church for ordination at their hands.

Ordination within the CBAC is a recognition of the call upon the life of a person to pastoral or specific ministries usually associated with full time vocational ministry. Historically, this call has been recognized within Baptist life by the setting apart of that person in… Read More »

Did you know – we’re all called to be ministers? Not all are called to be pastors or Reverends. But we’re all called to be ministers or priests for each other. “Baptists hold that ALL believers share as equals in the church, and, in turn,… Read More »

There was a long line-up to recognize Rev. John Beers and a full hall at New Minas Baptist Church to mark his 80th birthday and the five decades since his ordination. Beers is, by no means, retired. He fills in for preachers many Sundays, especially… Read More »

On October 30, 2015, the members and adherents of the Port Mouton United Baptist Church hosted a celebration in recognition of Rev. Perley N. Tidd’s 60 years in the Ministry. This celebration was attended by over 80 friends and family members. Stories were shared and… Read More »

A Service of Celebration and Memories was held on Sep 20th at the Liverpool Baptist Church, as family and friends gathered to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Ordination for Rev. Dr. John Bartol. Dr. Bartol, hale and hearty at age 86, delivered the message, “The… Read More »

My call to vocational ministry came during the spring of 1987. The steps in my journey to ordination with the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada (CBAC) were guided by the people God placed around me —people from my local church, school community and friends. Affirmation… Read More »

Submitted by Rev. Sandy Sutherland, CABC President, 2012 I’ve had wonderful role models at different stages of my life……godly men and women whose influence is even more apparent in who I am now, than it was in the immediacy of my knowing them. Recently, I… Read More »

We are pleased to announce that Rev. Jennifer Rowsell was ordained to pastoral ministry by the congregation of The Journey Church on Saturday, November 3, 2012. Rev. Jen is currently serving as our Next Generations Pastor. This was an exciting celebration with both Next Gens… Read More »