Meeting Notes from September 20, 2020
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Continue reading →About Dean Phelps
Dean has retired after serving interim regional ministries in Oklahoma, Central Rocky Mountain, Ohio, and Kentucky.
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Continue reading →The College of Regional Ministers met in Toronto, Ontario, October 21-23, 2019. The minutes related to the meeting are included below. 26 members of the College were present.
Continue reading →In response to a congregation in New York City who asked for a little memo on the difference between pulpit supply and part-time ministry, Thad Allen provided the document linked below. Without care they can become indistinguishable and in this … Continue reading →
Earlier in 2019 the College of Regional Ministers approved a new document, An Ethical Covenant for Regional Ministers, which is sometimes referred to as the Regional Ministers’ Code of Ethics. Liturgy to Accompany the Ethical Covenant
Continue reading →Betsy Gehrig provided this pastoral letter to congregations in Florida regarding the activity of Disciples Heritage Fellowship.
Continue reading →To better serve in their communities or as a means to keep their visible ministry vital, congregations may seek to merge or otherwise share ministry. This post contains helpful resources for working with and guiding congregations in this process.
Continue reading →Also known as the web-based profile, the Congregational Profile Web Ministry Tool (WMT) works with the search and call Ministry Position records in your CDM+ Regional database and allows search committees to create a congregational profile using a web-based interface. … Continue reading →
Here are resources for congregations and pastors seeking to evaluate their work of ministry. Five Pitfalls to Avoid When Evaluating the Senior Minister Tools on the Unitarian Universalist web site A Step-by-Step Church Staff Review Guide (Church Executive, 2014) Evaluation … Continue reading →