Candidates for Ministries (CMC)

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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

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