Ordaining (Affirming/Commissioning) a Prophet vs. Issuing a Certificate

The Core Difference

• Certificate (Academic/Training)
  A certificate shows you completed formal training—courses, labs, AARs, evaluations—and demonstrated specific competencies. It recognizes learning and skill development, not spiritual rank or authority.

• Ordination/Commissioning (Affirmation)
  Ordination is not making someone a prophet; God calls and gifts (Eph. 4:11; 1 Cor. 12). In the Church, ordination/commissioning is a public affirmation—a setting apart—of what God has already established by call, character, fruit, and tested accuracy (Acts 13:2–3; 1 Tim. 4:14). It confers relational authority and accountability within a recognized body and charge.

In short, certificates validate training, while commissioning affirms calling and entrusts responsibility.