FAQ's
Eligibility for Courses
Courses
ROP
Purpose
GRR and RLO
Enrollment
Overview
COMSAO
Regional Licensure and Ordination
Other Courses
Submit Helpful Lifelong Learning Resources/Links
Q: Can I take a course listed in the ROP offerings even if I am not pursuing regional ordination?
A: Yes.
Q: Where can I find listings of the course opportunities?
A: For dates and sites of the Boundaries and History/Polity courses, check out the GRR calendar at http://www.abc-grr.org/upcomingevents/eventindex.htm
For offerings at various colleges identified by Dean Cottingham, click here.
Q: What is Regional Ordination (ROP)?
A: Regional Ordination Program offers a pathway to ordination that will be recognized by churches of the Great Rivers Region. To read the description and criteria for the ROP, click here.
Q: What is the purpose of offering the Regional Ordination Program?
A: Read the statement of purpose at: http://www.abc-grr.org/rop/purpose.htm
Q: What is the relationship of the Regional Ordination Program and the Region?
A: The ROP is an offering of the GRR through its COMSAO. More
Q: I am interested in enrolling in the Regional Ordination Program. Who is the best person to talk with?
A: Carl Cottingham, Dean of the Program.
Q: Is there an overview of the process of enrollment and participation in the process?
A: Your best resource is Dean Carl Cottingham, but for a brief overview click here.
Q: I have heard of COMSAO. What is it?
A: COMSAO, or Council on Ministerial Standing and Ordination, is the shepherding body of the Great Rivers for those who are in any and all of the three tracks toward ordination. Dean Cottingham sits as a member of this Council. For more on the ordination process, click here.
Q: I was enrolled at one time in the Regional Licensure and Ordination Program (the predecessor of the ROP). Can I get any credit for course work/projects accomplished in that program should I decide to enroll in the ROP?
A: Your best answer will come from Dean Carl Cottingham. For an overall statement of the relationship of the two programs, click here.
Q: I have found other sources of learning to be especially helpful. Who can I submit this material to for consideration for satisfying requirements of ROP?
A: Dean Carl Cottingham.
Q: I have found sites and other sources of learnings to be particularly helpful. Who do I submit these to for consideration of listing them on this page for others on the path of lifelong learning?
A: Richard Ricks, GRR Web Ministries Team Leader at revrick4@insightbb.com