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Committee on Preparation for Ministry
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CPM Training Resources
- CLC
Instructions for CPM Moderators —
One page guide with step-by-step instructions for Moderators
of Committees on Preparation for Ministry in certifying readiness
of Candidates to receive a call and giving permission to circulate
a PIF through Church Leadership Connection.
- Covenanting
with Inquirers and Candidates - A Background Paper —
Establishing
and maintaining a relationship between an inquirer/candidate
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/candidates
grow and develop as persons 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 creativelyinvolved in fostering that
growth.
- Developing
Competency Criteria: A Design for Committees of Preparation
for Ministry —
The purpose of this resource is to
assist Committees on Preparation for Ministry to be able to:
identify & determine competency criteria for ordination,
establish indicators of competence for Inquirers/Candidates
at the major stages of the process, decide what resources
outside the presbytery will be used to determine the competency,
and identifying sources for information for determining the
competency of Inquirers/ Candidates in the covenant relationship
with that presbytery.
- Frequently
Asked Questions by Presbytery Committees on Preparation for
Ministry —
Presbytery Committees on Preparation for Ministry (CPM) carry
the duty of nurturing inquirers and candidates as well as
gatekeepers for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Over the
year, the Office of Resourcing Committees on Preparation for
Ministry has answered questions from your counterparts across
the Church. We have compiled many of them into this resources
of Frequently Asked Questions.
- Handbook
for CPM Moderators —
A guide to be used by the committee through the Preparation
for Ministry process for each applicant who comes before the
presbytery.
$6.00
PDF #7221803002
- Preparation for Ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Advisory Handbook
Provides moderators, presbytery staff and applicants with
an overview of the process and resources, its intentions and
goals. Provides moderators, presbytery staff and applicants with
an overview of the process and resources, its intentions and
goals. The handbook will be available soon through the Presbyterian Distribution Service. For now you can download a copy in PDF format:
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Session Orientation
(resources you need)
- Preparation for Ministry Forms/Folder
Contains Form 1-7B for applicants, who are preparing for ministry
along with the CPM Forms 8 - Form Folder.
Forms
$2.75
PDS# 7223405001
Folder
25¢
PDS# 7223405002
- Preparation for Ministry Video - $9.95 + $3.00 Shipping/Handling
Primary resource for a session in PC(USA) and for a presbytery
for Committee on Ministry. It is designed for showing to have
a session under the guidance of a representative of a CPM.
Applicant for Ministry/Minister of Word and Sacrament may
find the video instructive as well but it does not replace
applicants personal meeting with CPM. A CPM may also find
this video helpful in understanding the functions of its relationship
to CPM.
- Recommended Duties of a Session
Liaison Person —
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
& with the presbytery's Committee on Preparation for Ministry,
and to participate with the Inquirer/Candidate and presbytery's
committee as they explore and evaluate his or her progress
in the preparation for ministry.
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Assessment Tools
- Assessing Inquirers & Candidates
—
A source of evaluation in the form of a chart conducted by
Denver Presbytery to determine the Inquirers/Candidates readiness
to pursue the ministry. The Inquirers & Candidates are
evaluated on a scale ranging from 0-100, but the scale is
presented in increments of 25.
- Final Assessment
—
This resource serves as a final consultation to makes sure
the candidate has fulfilled all of the requirements before
receiving a call.
- If I Were a Gatekeeper
—
Critical thinking questions regarding potential candidate,
who are called upon to stand at the gate to the professional
ministry.
- Primary Qualities for
Professional Ministry —
Resource used to identify six crucial qualities for persons
in ministry, elaborate on the elements of each quality, and
identify ways to develop and strengthen each quality.
- Presbytery Discernment Team
—
The process of discovering God’s call For Inquirers
and Candidates Committees on Preparation For Ministry Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.)
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Spiritual Formation
- Nurturing the Seminarian's Spiritual Growth Ideas for
Presbytery's Committee on Preparation for Ministry (Grace
Presbytery)
Join the CPM email group
Name of Group: CPM Sharing
Purpose of Group: Provide opportunities for CPM moderators/members, Seminary Contact Persons, presbytery staff and other related constituents to ask questions and share models and best practices with one another.
After you are added to the group and receive confirmation from Google Groups then you will be able to send an e-mail to the group to share any concerns/questions you have or want to raise. That way, all members of the group will receive the e-mail and will be able to respond accordingly and conversations will be able to flow back and forth amongst the group.
To participate in “CPM Sharing” an internet group for CPMs and those who staff them, send a request to Ameer Marks.
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