Home›Sikh Orders and Jathas›Ordination Practice›Authority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationBrowse ByAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationThis page groups religious orders by how they recognize a member as a minister. Wikipedia notes that Jehovah's Witnesses "consider an adherent's qualified baptism to constitute his ordination as a minister," a very different practice from a seminary ordination. Browsing this way lets a visitor compare how differently orders mark someone as formally set apart for ministry.FactsAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligious Orders 1Authority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationFilter Results5 entriesFounded ByAllBhai Kanhaiya (1)Who may joinAllOpen to All Genders (4)Kind of orderAllSikh Orders and Jathas (5)Origin Period Start YearAll1812 (1)1851 (1)Doctrinal PositionAllSainthood and armed readiness held as one inseparable doctrine, the saint-soldier ideal, rather than two separate roles (4)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (4)ApostolateAllCharitable and Medical Work (4)Spiritual Direction and Dhikr (1)Liturgical LanguageAllSant Bhasha (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5Akhand Kirtani JathaAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationDamdami TaksalAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationNamdhariAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationNirankariAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationSewapanthiAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordinationSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeCategory: Religious OrdersComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.