Date accepted in-care ______Page one of two

MEMBER IN-DISCERNMENT REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST

(please print and keep a copy for your records as you are responsible for tracking what has been turned in and what is outstanding)

NAME______

ADDRESS______

TELEPHONE home______work______

e-mail ______FAX______

LOCAL CHURCH______PASTOR______

SEMINARY______year______

PRE-ORD ADVISOR ______

Phone #______E-MAIL______

APPLICATION REQUIREMEMTS

Items from Application Check List sent to the NJA Office:

______Formal letter requesting to be taken In-Care by the NJA

{Appendix A}

______A letter of recommendation from the pastor

______A paper including a brief biographical sketch, a faith statement, and reasons for requesting In-Discernment status. {Appendix G}

______Official transcript from Seminary or most recent educational institution

______Letter of Endorsement, Verification, and Release from local church {Appendix B}

______Signed Candidate Statement of Agreement {Appendix C}

______Signed Career Counseling Report Release {Appendix D}

______Signed Ordained Minister’s Code {Appendix E}

______Signed Sexual Misconduct Statement {Appendix F}

______If a New Person to UCC, Form to be filled out by former denomination {Appendix A}

______Met with Pre-Ordination Commission with local church pastor

REQUIREMENTS FOR ORDINATION

______Report Career Counseling Center or equivalent to be conducted

during your first year in the process

______Two sermons

______Verification of approved polity course

______Evaluations from field education

(including 6 credits of field ed in a UCC setting)

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______Verification of completed Clinical Pastoral Education

______Two case studies

Letters of recommendation:

______Pre-Ord Advisor (______)

______Seminary Professor (______)

______U.C.C. Minister (______)

______Other (______)

______Final Transcript / Verification of M.Div. Degree

All of your paper work must be in the NJA Office and all requirements met

before a date for your council will be set.

PREPARATION FOR ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL {Appendix K}

______Appointment of ordination paper reading subcommittee by PRE-ORD

ADVISOR

______Presentation to and approval of ordination paper by Pre-Ord Commission

______Approved Ordination Paper is E-mailed to NJA Office

______Recommendation for Ecclesiastical Council by full Commission

Date of Ecclesiastical Council ______Location______

PREPARATION FOR ORDINATION

1. ______Recommendation for ordination by Ecclesiastical Council

  1. ______Approval of Call and Contract

Call description:______

  1. ______Approval of ordination service and date by Pre-Ordination

Commission

Date of ordination service______Location ______