Ministers always receive their ministry together with the direction that it is to be exercised on the basis of the New Apostolic Creed. This presupposes that the ministers are familiar with the contents of the Creed and that they identify with it. The believer is entitled to experience the doctrine in binding fashion through the activity of the ministers. If a minister advocates beliefs that contradict the New Apostolic Creed, he or she cannot exercise a ministry. This is to be made clear to every future minister during the meeting at which the ordination is discussed.