Outlines the Preparation for Ministry process, which involves two phases: Inquiry and Candidacy.
Outline of the major stages in 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.
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.
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.
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.
Critical questions for discussion used to clarify one’s sense of call in the ministry of the Word and Sacrament