Assemblies of God Credentialing Study Guide EXAM
Questions and Verified Answers Latest Update 2026
(GRADED A+)
Who makes up the General Council Credentials committee? - VERIFIED
ANSWER - General Superintendent, Assistant General Superintendent,
General Secretary, General Treasurer, Executive Director of U.S.
Missions, Executive Director of World Missions.
What are two ways assemblies are to be safeguarded? - VERIFIED ANSWER
- Proper investigation of persons seeking to teach or minister, and no
dismissed minister may be allowed to pastor in an Assemblies of God
church.
Who is authorized to perform the ordinances and ceremonies of the
church? - VERIFIED ANSWER - All ordained, licensed, and certified
ministers holding current ministerial credentials.
What is the General Council's position on the eligibility of women for
ministry? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Women who are divinely called and
qualified are allowed to serve in ministry.
,What are the general requirements for a certified minister? - VERIFIED
ANSWER - Show promise of usefulness in gospel work, devote time to
Christian ministry, remain under supervision, show evidence of a divine
call, and engage in ministry.
What were three doctrinal differences of early Pentecostals? - VERIFIED
ANSWER - Disagreed on tongues as required evidence of Spirit baptism,
the nature of sanctification, and an understanding of the Godhead.
Whose view of sanctification as a progressive work of grace influenced
the Assemblies of God? - VERIFIED ANSWER - William H. Durham.
What were five hopes for organizational unity sought by Pentecostal
believers in 1914? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Greater unity among churches,
conserve work at home and abroad, better system for supporting
missionaries, encourage local congregations to charter with a biblical
name, and start a new Bible training school.
,Under what name did the delegates of the Hot Springs Council
incorporate? - VERIFIED ANSWER - General Council of the Assemblies of
God.
What concept has been a hallmark of the Assemblies of God since its
beginning? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Voluntary cooperation among churches.
Who was the first general chairman of the Assemblies of God? - VERIFIED
ANSWER - Eudorus N. Bell.
What doctrinal disagreement did the Statement of Fundamental Truths
respond to? - VERIFIED ANSWER - The Oneness controversy regarding the
doctrine of the Trinity.
What did John Welch state about the General Council in 1920? - VERIFIED
ANSWER - It was never meant to be an institution; it is just a missionary
agency.
What was the first department established by the General Council in 1919?
- VERIFIED ANSWER - The Missionary.
, Who was the first full-time missionary secretary-treasurer? - VERIFIED
ANSWER - J. Roswell Flower.
Who was North America's best-known evangelist during the Roaring
Twenties? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Aimee Semple McPherson.
What unwed female missionary founded a ministry to Egyptian orphans? -
VERIFIED ANSWER - Lillian Trasher.
What are the tenets of the Christian and Missionary Alliance's fourfold
gospel? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Christ as Savior, Christ as Sanctifier, Christ
as Healer, and Christ the coming King.
What need led Assemblies of God ministers to approve a constitution and
bylaws in 1927? - VERIFIED ANSWER - To clarify the Assembly of Gods'
doctrinal positions.
What realization made the establishment of a constitution and bylaws
possible? - VERIFIED ANSWER - The need for accountability and teamwork.
Questions and Verified Answers Latest Update 2026
(GRADED A+)
Who makes up the General Council Credentials committee? - VERIFIED
ANSWER - General Superintendent, Assistant General Superintendent,
General Secretary, General Treasurer, Executive Director of U.S.
Missions, Executive Director of World Missions.
What are two ways assemblies are to be safeguarded? - VERIFIED ANSWER
- Proper investigation of persons seeking to teach or minister, and no
dismissed minister may be allowed to pastor in an Assemblies of God
church.
Who is authorized to perform the ordinances and ceremonies of the
church? - VERIFIED ANSWER - All ordained, licensed, and certified
ministers holding current ministerial credentials.
What is the General Council's position on the eligibility of women for
ministry? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Women who are divinely called and
qualified are allowed to serve in ministry.
,What are the general requirements for a certified minister? - VERIFIED
ANSWER - Show promise of usefulness in gospel work, devote time to
Christian ministry, remain under supervision, show evidence of a divine
call, and engage in ministry.
What were three doctrinal differences of early Pentecostals? - VERIFIED
ANSWER - Disagreed on tongues as required evidence of Spirit baptism,
the nature of sanctification, and an understanding of the Godhead.
Whose view of sanctification as a progressive work of grace influenced
the Assemblies of God? - VERIFIED ANSWER - William H. Durham.
What were five hopes for organizational unity sought by Pentecostal
believers in 1914? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Greater unity among churches,
conserve work at home and abroad, better system for supporting
missionaries, encourage local congregations to charter with a biblical
name, and start a new Bible training school.
,Under what name did the delegates of the Hot Springs Council
incorporate? - VERIFIED ANSWER - General Council of the Assemblies of
God.
What concept has been a hallmark of the Assemblies of God since its
beginning? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Voluntary cooperation among churches.
Who was the first general chairman of the Assemblies of God? - VERIFIED
ANSWER - Eudorus N. Bell.
What doctrinal disagreement did the Statement of Fundamental Truths
respond to? - VERIFIED ANSWER - The Oneness controversy regarding the
doctrine of the Trinity.
What did John Welch state about the General Council in 1920? - VERIFIED
ANSWER - It was never meant to be an institution; it is just a missionary
agency.
What was the first department established by the General Council in 1919?
- VERIFIED ANSWER - The Missionary.
, Who was the first full-time missionary secretary-treasurer? - VERIFIED
ANSWER - J. Roswell Flower.
Who was North America's best-known evangelist during the Roaring
Twenties? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Aimee Semple McPherson.
What unwed female missionary founded a ministry to Egyptian orphans? -
VERIFIED ANSWER - Lillian Trasher.
What are the tenets of the Christian and Missionary Alliance's fourfold
gospel? - VERIFIED ANSWER - Christ as Savior, Christ as Sanctifier, Christ
as Healer, and Christ the coming King.
What need led Assemblies of God ministers to approve a constitution and
bylaws in 1927? - VERIFIED ANSWER - To clarify the Assembly of Gods'
doctrinal positions.
What realization made the establishment of a constitution and bylaws
possible? - VERIFIED ANSWER - The need for accountability and teamwork.
