Clergy and name suffix question

Licensed Minister
• Has all of the abilities of a Deacon but cannot take confession under the seal recognized by law.
• Available to any TotJO rank of Initiate or higher.
• Can be revoked.
• Carries the title of Rev. (but not OCP as a suffix to their name).

I am wondering, what does OCP mean?

Ordained Clergy Person

Alexandre Orion wrote: Ordained Clergy Person

Thank you for your answer

Alexandre Orion wrote: Ordained Clergy Person

...does that mean I can't use this on my business cards?

Sure, Mitchell ... but, in your case, you could just turn it upside down :

Ordained Clergy dude

Alexandre Orion wrote: Sure, Mitchell ... but, in your case, you could just turn it upside down :

Ordained Clergy dude

The Protestant tradition into which I was ordained uses The Rev. as a prefix. The Reverend means 'the ordained'. A common mistake is to address someone as 'reverend'. When a parish minister, I preferred the title of my vocation followed by my first name; my congregants addressed me as 'Pastor Alan'. Though I remain an ordained clergy person I only need to use the title when I'm officiating a wedding. I've never seen the OCP suffix before TotJO (it looks British :huh: ).

Alan wrote: The Protestant tradition into which I was ordained uses The Rev. as a prefix. The Reverend means 'the ordained'. A common mistake is to address someone as 'reverend'. When a parish minister, I preferred the title of my vocation followed by my first name; my congregants addressed me as 'Pastor Alan'. Though I remain an ordained clergy person I only need to use the title when I'm officiating a wedding. I've never seen the OCP suffix before TotJO (it looks British :huh: ).

Alan, if .rev means the same as the O in OCP, What is the reason of using both? And what is the correct way of using them? You give me so many questions, love it :woohoo:

Yes, the suffix OCP does seem redundant and is not a common abbreviation is the US.

My clerical 'business cards' were printed: The Rev. Alan J. Shear, Pastor.

Also, I only list my academic degrees on my resume. In some cultures, all of them are listed whenever the situation calls for it; in the US, only the highest degree is listed. American culture is traditionally adverse to making 'class' distinctions especially those based upon education. And even if you worked hard to earn that degree, it is considered a pretention, as was seen in the recent electoral cycle where candidates never listed their earned academic degrees. Or having an education was a foil used by the opposing candidate to show how having an education (or being wealthy) makes one 'out of touch' with the working class.

Aqua wrote: Alan, if .rev means the same as the O in OCP, What is the reason of using both? And what is the correct way of using them? You give me so many questions, love it :woohoo:

It doesn't mean the same. Licensed ministers in other faiths also use the style "The Reverend", but don't use the postnomial "O.C.P." because they aren't ordained.