Ministerial Leadership Manual
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Annual Conference Papers
- Preface
- Ministerial Leadership – ac010
- Plural Nonsalaried Ministry – ac020
- Ministerial Nomenclature, Role, and Membership – ac030
- Calling and Ordination – ac040
- The Ministry: Ordination and Family Life – ac050
- The Shalom Team – ac060
- Marriage and Divorce: Special Problems for Leadership – ac070
- Ethics in Ministry Relations-2008 – ac080
- The Lay Speaker – ac090
- Housing Fund for Pastors – ac100
- Ministry Assistance Fund – ac110
- Guidelines for Ministerial Relationships – ac120
- Orientation for Non-Brethren Ministers – ac130
- Guidelines for Continuing Education – ac140
- CEU Annual Report Form (Office of Ministry 11/2002)
- Guidelines for Sabbath Rest (Sabbatical) – ac150
Office of Ministry Papers
- All Church & Pastor Employment-Placement discussion must take place through your local District Executive Minister.
- Pastoral Profile and Instructions – om200 Your profile must be typed into OmniForm (email us for a copy) and cleared by the District Executive Minister before it is distributed to churches.
- Congregational Profile and Instructions – om210 Your profile must be typed into OmniForm (email us for a copy) and cleared by the District Executive Minister before it is distributed to candidates.
- Guidelines for Pastoral Placement – om220
- Readiness for Ministry Program: RFM – om230
- Pre-Licensing Interview Guide – om240 Your "Interview Guide" must be typed into the OmniForm version available from the district office through email.
- PSWD Letter of Explanation to Licensing Candidates
- Request for a Criminal Background Check (for all district staff, youth workers, ministry candidates)
- Pre-Ordination Interview Guide – om250 Your "Interview Guide" must be typed into the OmniForm version available from the district office through email.
- PSWD Letter of Explanation to Ordination candidates
- PSWD Ordination Exam (in addition to the Pre-Ordination Interview Guide)
- Request for a Criminal Background Check (for all district staff, youth workers, ministry candidates)
- Inquiring Minister: Pre-Ordination Interview Guide – om260
- PSWD Ordination Exam (in addition to the Pre-Ordination Interview Guide)
- Request for a Criminal Background Check (for all district staff, youth workers, ministry candidates)
- Lay Speaker: Pre-Interview Guide – om270
- The Interim Pastor – om280
- Guide: Ministry Relations Committee – om290
- Guidelines for Pastors' Salaries and Benefits – om300
- PSWD Guide to 2012 Pastoral Expenses
- Link to IRS note current mileage rate: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=250882,00.html
- 2008 Salary Scale / Cash Salary Guidelines
- 2009 Salary Scale / Cash Salary Guidelines
- 2010 Salary Scale / Cash Salary Guidelines
- 2011 Salary Scale / Cash Salary Guidelines
- 2012 Salary Scale / Cash Salary Guidelines
- Pastoral: Renewal Agreement
- Pastoral: Start-Up Agreement
- Church Provided Parsonage Understanding
- Guidelines for District Executive Staff Salaries and Benefits – om310
- Student Placement Guidelines: Bethany Theological Seminary – om320
- Interview Guidelines for the Search Committee/Candidate – om330
- Approval for Employment of the Licensed Minister – om340
- Guidelines: Ministerial Service and Membership in a Former Parish – om350
Education Opportunities
- National: Office of Ministry
- Bethany Theological Seminary www.bethanyseminary.edu
- Bethany Academy for Ministerial Leadership
- Training in Ministry (TRIM)
- Education for Shared Ministry (EFSM)
- SEBAH
