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Candidate for Ministries Committee (CMC)
The Committee’s responsibility is to:
- Establishing appropriate policies and procedures for the fulfilling of its responsibilities and to undertake continual evaluation of those policies and procedures
- Promoting the call to the specified ministries of Deacon, Minister of the Word, and Lay Preacher
- Sharing in the oversight and support of persons undertaking a period of discernment
- Receiving and processing applications for the specified ministries of Deacon, Minister of the Word and Lay Preacher
- Determining whether to commend an applicant to a Selection Panel
- Appointing Presbytery representatives to any Selection Panel
- Arranging pastoral care for candidates for the specified ministries of Deacon, Minister of the Word and Lay Preacher
- Dealing with the termination of candidature
- Undertaking assessments to determine whether candidates for the specified ministries of Deacon, Minister of the Word and Lay Preacher are ready for ordination or commissioning
- Participating in arrangements for Ordination and Commissioning services for candidates for all the specified ministries in consultation with the Chairperson of Presbytery
- Undertaking the responsibilities of the Presbytery under the Regulations for the readmission of a former minister or certificated candidate of the Church.
Membership
CMC meets at least four times a year. Current members include:
- Chairperson – Rev Bev Fabb
- Director (CEDAL) – Rev Anne Wright
- Chair of CEDAL – Rev Claire Pickering
- Members elected by Presbytery – Rev Toby Keva, Rev Kim Francis, Bob French, Doug Burtenshaw
- Two co-opted members – vacant
Contact
If you would like to know more about the Candidates for Ministries (CMC) Committee, please email:
Candidates for Ministries Committee
E: candidates.ministry@wa.uca.org.au