The Committee on Ministry is updating our forms used for Members in Discernment and other ministerial processes. If you are interested in learning more about MID Status or other standing in our conference, please email office@pncucc.org and we will connect you with someone who will help.

2024 Policy and Procedure changes for the COM.

Consent Form - to be used by non-UCC authorized persons

Concluding Pastorates Guidelines and Ordained Minister’s Code

Link to the Manual on Ministry and resources for each section: https://bit.ly/3mMpaUY

Checklists

Transfer of Standing Checklist

Dual Standing Checklist

OMPS Checklist

Privilege of Call Checklist

TFAM Process Checklist

Templates

Three Way Covenant Template

Three Way Covenant for Exempt Standing template

Four Way Covenant Template

Rite of Farewell Template

Boundary Training

Authorized and Lay Ministers in the Pacific Northwest Conference shall have a Committee on Ministry approved Boundary Training once every three years in order to maintain their standing. The Initial Boundary Training is to be an orientation course, more comprehensive than the follow up Boundary Trainings. Most Boundary Trainings are available by Zoom. The orientation training should be interactive, rather than self-directed.

Trainings approved by the Committee on Ministry include:

Convergence Use code PNWUCC if you register for a discount with this link: https://convergencecolab.org/

Faith Trust

Southern New England Conference of the UCC, 1.0 (2.0 is for follow up)

All other initial trainings must have prior approval by the COM before registering.

Following Boundary Trainings, after the initial training, are required every three years. Trainings approved by the Committee on Ministry include:

MESA (Ministerial Excellence, Support and Authorization a national team of the UCC) trainings for Retired Minsters and Specialized Ministers, offered occasionally throughout the year at no cost. (Dates are in the PNC Weekly eNews)

Boundary Training from other United Church of Christ Conferences.

There may be other boundary training of interest to you. These must be approved by the Committee on Ministry prior to registering.

Upon completion of the Boundary Training, please send your Certificate of Completion to the PNC administrator, Arlene Hobson, arlene@pnc.org to be recorded and placed in your ministerial file.