My Nations University MTS Journey

[sanantone]

I haven't looked at your country's laws, but you usually don't need a theology degree to marry people. You just need an ordination, and there are churches and denominations that will ordain you without a theology degree. The stricter denominations usually require an MDiv of at least 75 credits or so.

Yeah, here in the states no degree is required to become ordained to marry people. I'm a registered ordained minister for an online church (which I mostly pursued on a lark since some friends were looking for someone to marry them) and don't have a theology degree. I have never had the opportunity to use it, but I can perform marriages if I wanted to.

My sister's wedding ceremony was performed by her ex-husband's grandmother, who was ordained by Universal Life Church. I became ordained by them for free by filling out an online form. 

I found a Christian organization that ordains and endorses chaplains without a masters's degree requirement. Their chaplains have successfully gotten positions with hospitals, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Texas State Guard. They used to be able to get into the U.S. military until the military got strict about having an MDiv or equivalent degree. A 30-36 credit master's does not qualify.