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Annual Conference Papers
- Preface
- Ministerial Leadership Polity 2014 – AC010
- Ministerial Leadership Paper 2014
- Illustrated Brochure for Ministry Circles 2014
- PSWD adendum to the Ministerial Leadership Paper
- PSWD Mentor Guidelines paper
- Cohort startup information in the upper right-hand corner (web link)
- 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
- Housing Fund for Pastors – ac100
- Ministry Assistance Fund – ac110
- Guidelines for Ministerial Relationships – ac120
- Orientation for Non-Brethren Ministers – ac130
- CEU Help for Ordained Ministers –
- Guidelines for Continuing Education – ac140
- CEU Annual Report Form (Office of Ministry 11/2002)
- Guidelines for Sabbath Rest (Sabbatical) – ac150
- All Church & Pastor Employment-Placement discussions must take place through your local District Executive Minister.
- Pastoral Profile – om200 You must meet with the District Executive before receiving the internet “cloud” based profile WebForm (link sent to you by email) which is then cleared by the District Executive Minister before it is distributed to churches.
- Congregational Profile – om210 You must meet with the District Executive before receiving the internet “cloud” based profile WebForm (link sent to you by email) which is then cleared by the District Executive Minister before it is distributed to candidates.
- Guidelines for Pastoral Placement – om220
- Readiness for Ministry Program: RFM – om230
- Discerner: Pre-Licensing Interview Guide – Your “Interview Guide” must be typed into the new PDF version available from the district office through email.
- Covenant of Accountability (fillable PDF) (en Español)
- PSWD Discerning Explanation & Progress Checklist to Licensing Candidates: Background reading:
- Ministerial Leadership Paper 2014 (Liderazgo Ministerial – 2014)
- Illustrated Brochure for Ministry Circles 2014 (en Español)
- 2015 PSWD Addendum to Ministerial Leadership Paper
- 2017 PSWD Mentor Guidelines paper
- Ethics in Ministry Relations 2008
- 2014 Guidelines for Implementation of Congregational Ethics Paper
- Request for a Criminal Background Check (en Español)(for all district staff, youth workers, ministry candidates)
- Minister’s Information Form (en Español)
- Pre-Ordination & Pre-Commissioned Interview Guides – Your “Interview Guide” must be typed into the new PDF version available from the district office through email.
- PSWD Commissioning Explanation & Progress Checklist for Commissioning candidates
- PSWD Ordination Explanation & Progress Checklist for Ordination candidates
- PSWD Commissioning / Ordination Exam (in addition to the Pre-Commissioning or Pre-Ordination Interview Guide)
- Request for a Criminal Background Check (for all district staff, youth workers, ministry candidates)
- Ministers Information Form
- Inquiring Minister: Pre-Ordination Interview Guide – om260
- PSWD Commissioning / 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
- Guideline List for Pastors’ Salaries & Benefits
- www.brethren.org/ministryoffice/compensation
- Link to IRS notes on current mileage rate:
- IRS (multi-year) Mileage Rates (external web page)
- Eder Financial (formerly BBT)
- Annual Conference cost estimate
- Church Provided Parsonage Understanding
- CEU Possibilities
- National: Office of Ministry
- Bethany Theological Seminary www.bethanyseminary.edu
- Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership
- Training in Ministry (TRIM)
- TRIM Brochure (solo en ingles)
- TRIM Prospectus (solo en ingles)
- Education for Shared Ministry (EFSM)
- EFSM Brochure (solo en ingles)
- Seminario Biblico Anabautista Hispano (SeBAH)
- Training in Ministry (TRIM)