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After
you have been contacted by a church member concerning
ordained ministry get them a copy of The Christian
as Minister. If you don't have a copy get one
from your District
Superintendent. |
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Review
The Christian as Minister with your church
member, helping them to begin to discern and clarify
their call to ministry. |
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You
must mail a etter to the District Superintendent
verifying that your church member has contacted
you and is meeting with you concerning a call to
ordained ministry. Please remember the following: |
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The
potential Candidate must have been a member of your
in good standing of your congregation of The United
Methodist Church for at least two years immediately
preceding application, please provide the date when
church membership began in your letter to the District
Superintendent. |
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The
potential Candidate must have been involved in at
least one year of congregational leadership. Please
outline in your letter to the District Superintendent
the type and quality of leadership. |
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After
your church member has contacted the District Superintendent
themselves, completed the required background checks,
applied for their Candidacy Guidebook, and been
assigned a mentor they must schedule with you and
your Staff/Parish Relatiions Chairperson a time
to meet with the committee. Suggested questions
to review with the candidate can be found in para.
310 of The 2004 Book of Discipline. Remember
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Encourage the Candidate
to write a statement describing his/her call to
ministry that S/PPRC members can read ahead of the
scheduled meeting time. |
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The S/PPRC shall interview
the Candiate about his/her call to ministry (prepare
statement) and Wesley's historic questions found
in para 310. |
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The S/PPRC shall vote
by written ballot. A 2/3 majority is required for
approval to the Charge Conference. |
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Upon
receiving a positive recommendation from the S/PPRC,
the Candidate must also receive a 2/3 positive vote
from the your congregation's Charge Conference.
Please remember the following: |
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At least two public
announcements must be made before a Charge Conference
can be held (para. 246.8 and para. 247.8). |
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This meeting must
be presided over by the District Superintendent
or a presiding elder. |
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The vote must be taken
by written ballot. |
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After approval, the
candidate must obtain the appropriate signatures
for section 2 of the form 104: Declaration of
Candidacy for Ordained Ministry (you can get
FORM104 here). |
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Remind
the Candidate that they need to mail a copy of the
following to the dCOM Registrar and to the District
Superintendent's Office (a copy of Form 104 should
also be sent to the Administrative Assistant to
the Board of Ordained Ministry). |
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Form 104: Declaration
of Candidacy for Ordained Ministry |
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Written work prepared
for S/PPRC |
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All educational transcripts |
