Each podcast (MP3 file) includes four lectionary readings for one of the Sundays or festivals of the church year: an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, an Epistle and a Gospel reading. Following each set of readings is a prayer for the day from the Book of Common Worship. May these scriptures be a source of challenge and hope as you prepare your heart and mind for Sunday worship, and may the Word of God guide and nourish you in the service of daily living.
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Outline of the major stages in the Preparation for Ministry Process.
Goals and process of Preparation for Ministry annual consultation.
Prepared by the Task Force for a Joint Candidacy Process to test the features of the inquiry phase of the Preparation for Ministry process.
The preparation process requires that Committees on Preparation for Ministry, because of their pivotal role, be well prepared, committed and effective. Presbyteries will need to give added attention and support to their committees to enable them to do the important work assigned and outlined for them by the Constitution.
Provides for the appointment of an elder (or a group of persons including at least one elder) to act as liaison with the inquirer/candidate and the presbytery’s Committee on Preparation for Ministry and to participate with the inquirer/candidate and the presbytery’s committee as they explore and evaluate his or her progress in the preparation for ministry.
A listing of compiled questions and answers to assist Committee on Preparation for Ministry moderators and presbytery staff.
Outline of the steps/phases in the Preparation for Ministry process from inquiry to ordination.
Suggestions and observations about the interview process, particularly for those who may be new to it.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) continues to seek highly qualified inquirers and candidates for the ministry of Word and Sacrament. This is a clarification tool used to determine if an inquirer/ candidate has the specific qualities needed to become an effective minister.