Credentialing Interviews at least twice a year
- NACC will schedule a time for each candidate through the District Executive Minister
- Most frequent are Zoom interviews (we learned during Covid)
- Most in person interviews will take place at the District Office in Glendora. Location might change if there are several candidates or committee members in an alternate location.
- Paperwork from candidates for zoom interviews will be received throughout the year. All materials must be typed. Hand written materials will be returned. Once all of the candidate’s paperwork has been received by the District Office, NACC will set an interview date that is at least three weeks but not more than six weeks after the paperwork is completed. NACC can set an in-person meeting (if conditions allow).
Maintaining your License
Please type your answers into the On-Line GoogleForm. Hand written reports will be returned for typing. Call 909-406-5368 if you need help.
- TRIM & SeBAH: Licensee’s 2024 Progress Report Form (Opens On-Line GoogleForm)
- Covenant of Accountability (fillable PDF) (if there are changes)(right click, then choose “save link as…”)
- TRIM & SeBAH: Mentor 2024 Report Form (Opens On-Line GoogleForm)
- EFSM: Education for Shared Ministry / EPMC: Educación para un Ministerio Compartido, Licensees
- EFSM-EPMC Minister in Training Report (Opens On-Line GoogleForm)
- EFSM-EPMC Mentor Report (Opens On-Line GoogleForm)
- Mentor / Licensee Guidelines Paper
- TRIM & SeBAH: Licensee’s 2024 Progress Report Form (Opens On-Line GoogleForm)
- In order for the Licensed Minister(s) in your congregation to continue in licensed ministry for the next year, your church must have a minuted item from the church council or the church board that the congregation wants the license to be continued. Please mail a copy of this minuted action, by August 12, 2024 to the district office.
Church position examples: pastor, associate pastor, chaplain, youth leader . . .
Each year, to continue in this position (paid or unpaid) for the next year, your church must return these forms to the district office.
- The appropriate Renewal or Start-Up Agreement
- A wide variety of denominational Ministry Papers
- Sign up for your required “Ministerial Ethics Seminar“ every 5 years (2019 & 2024)
- Ministry Readiness Evaluation for ordination and licensing: The Ministry Commission is coordinating this process through the District Executive Minister.
PSWD Nurturing & Credentialing Committee
- 5 year staggered terms
- #2024 John Katonah Chair (Modesto)
- #2025 Susan Boyer (La Verne)
- 2026 Gary Pierson (Church of the Living Savior)
- 2027 Deb Merrifield (Circle of Peace)
- 2028 Becky Zapata (Príncipe de Paz)
- Ex-Officio Members
- Ministry Commission Chair Julie Wheeler (Prince of Peace)
- District Moderator Paul Lovelace (San Diego)
- (without vote) District Executive Minister Russ Matteson
- Invited Guest: District Board Chair Jeremiah Irizarry (Live Oak)
Duties are listed in: PSWD Addendum to the Ministerial Leadership paper
and reportable to, the Ministry Commission of the Pacific Southwest District of the Church of the Brethren. (The Executive Board affirms all appointments)
- TRIM Coordinator
- MTC: Ministry Training Coordinator for SeBAH, EFSM, & EPMC