The purpose of this resource is to assist Committees on Preparation for Ministry to be able to identify and determine competency criteria for ordination, to establish indicators of competence for inquirers and candidates at the major stages of the process, to decide what resources outside the presbytery will be used to determine the competency and to identify sources of information for determining the competency of inquirers and candidates in the covenant relationship with that presbytery.
Establishing and maintaining a relationship between an inquirers and candidates and a Committee on Preparation for Ministry through the use of covenants depends on two basic assumptions about the preparation for ministry process. The first is that inquirer or candidate grows and develops as a person with skills for ministry during the period of inquiry/candidacy. The second is that it is the business of the Committee on Preparation for Ministry to be deliberately and creatively involved in fostering that growth.
Identifies six crucial qualities for persons in ministry, elaborates on the elements of each quality and identifies ways to develop and strengthen each quality.
Critical thinking questions regarding potential candidates for professional ministry.
Information the Committee on Preparation for Ministry is expected to have at final assessment, serves as a final consultation to make sure the candidate has fulfilled all of the requirements before receiving a call.
Discusses different areas of development in the areas of education, spiritual development, interpersonal relationships, personal growth and professional development at different stages in the preparation for ministry process from admission to inquiry to the final interview before ordination. From the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta.
The assessment should address questions that are important to the CPM and to the individual. It is appropriate for a CPM to discuss with the person providing the assessment the committee’s expectations, the psychological inventories to be used and the nature and use of the report.
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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Well Chosen Words, a guide to understanding and using inclusive language, developed by the Racial Ethnic and Women’s Ministries/PW ministry area in consultation with the Advocacy Committee on Women’s Concerns, cites Galatians 3:27-28 in which Paul asserts, “As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourself with Christ ... for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” Inclusive language allows all God’s children to be one in Christ Jesus.
The guide encourages language choices that proclaim the fullness of God, outlining traditional depictions as well as newer images to describe God, Jesus and the Holy …
Use this sheet to help assess intangible qualities needed for ministry.