Preparation for Ministry Committees/Commissions
Advisory Handbook on Preparing for Ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Provides moderators, presbytery staff, and applicants with an overview of the process and resources, its intentions and goals. The handbook is available as a free downloadable resource in different formats.
Forms used in the Preparation for Ministry process
Mid Council Ministries of the Office of the General Assembly provides a set of forms that may be used by presbyteries in documenting the standard preparation for ministry process.
Alternative Examination Process
Ministry Development Council
Website of the Ministry Development Council
What it means to be a center accredited by The Ministry Development Council.
Individual links:
- Center for Career Development and Ministry (Boston, Massachusetts)
- Ministry Development Services(Charlotte, North Carolina)
- Northeast Career and Counseling Center (Princeton, New Jersey)
Within the "Advisory Handbook" (which you can download from this page) there is a section in the chapter on "Roles & Responsibilities of Participants" that deals directly with the role of the session in the preparation process.
by Tim Cargal
April 16, 2014
Why no support for sessions in guiding a member into and through the process?
by Joel Lee Tolbert
April 15, 2014