Editing Ordination (section)

==Unitarian Universalism==
As [[Unitarian Universalism]] features very few doctrinal thresholds for prospective congregation members, ordinations of UU ministers are considerably less focused upon doctrinal adherence than upon factors such as possessing a [[Masters of Divinity]] degree from an accredited higher institution of education and an ability to articulate an understanding of ethics, spirituality and humanity.

In the [[Unitarian Universalist Association]], candidates for "ministerial fellowship" with the denomination (usually third-year divinity school students) are reviewed, interviewed, and approved (or rejected) by the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee (MFC). However, given the fundamental principle of [[congregational polity]], individual UU congregations make their own determination on ordination of ministers, and congregations may sometimes even hire or ordain persons who have not received UUA ministerial fellowship, and may or may not serve the congregation as its principal minister/pastor.