Committee on Preparation for Ministry

Membership:
Chair, Vice-Chair, (or Two Co-chairs) Seven Members-at-Large

Purpose:
To oversee the care and examination of inquirers and candidates for ministry, inform sessions of the process for inquiry and candidacy, and conduct examinations of candidates seeking calls within the bounds of this presbytery.

Responsibilities:

1. Provide effective means of testing and validating the calls of those seeking to become a teaching elder.
2. Provide potential teaching elders with nurture, guidance, and oversight.

 

3. Bring to active candidacy those with appropriate abilities and gifts.

4. To review and act on all applications that are a part of the CPM process and to add or remove applicants from the presbytery’s roll of inquirers and candidates with the CPM making a full report to presbytery concerning these actions.

5. To approve or disapprove, in consultation with an applicant, inquirer, or candidate,
seminaries not related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) but accredited by the
Association of Theological Schools, that are appropriate for that individual’s academic
and professional preparation as a teaching elder.

6. To approve or disapprove all CPE and/or supervised ministry placements and receive any and all reports, evaluations, etc., associated with these activities.

7. To approve or disapprove any and all requests to take an ordination exam or exams by other accommodations.

8. Ordain candidates to the ordered ministry of teaching elder following a Presbytery approved call, if so requested by the calling Presbytery.

9. Oversee and administer presbytery funds related to Inquirers and Candidates.

Date
Info

02/03/25
Form 1A – Application to Enroll as Inquirer
02/03/25

02/03/25
Form 1B – Questions for Reflection
02/03/25

02/03/25
Form 1C – Financial Planning
02/03/25

02/03/25
Form 1D – Session Evaluation and Recommendation: Inquirer
02/03/25

02/03/25
Form 2A – Report of Consultation Regarding Application: Inquirer
02/03/25

02/03/25
Form 2B – Covenant Agreement: Inquirer
02/03/25

02/03/25
Form 3 – Pre-Consultation Report on Development
02/03/25

02/03/25
Form 4 – Report on Consultation: Inquirer
02/03/25

02/03/25
Form 5A – Application to Enroll as Candidate
02/03/25

02/03/25
Form 5B – Session Evaluation and Recommendation: Candidate
02/03/25

02/03/25
Form 5C – Report on Consultation: Candidate
02/03/25

02/03/25
Form 5D – Covenant Agreement: Candidate
02/03/25

02/03/25
Form 6 – Summary Report of Final Assessment: Candidate
02/03/25