Common Standing Form Documents
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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 →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 →
In response to a question about reverter clauses or cloud of title, Betsy Goehrig shared this recent example from Florida. When seeking to cloud a title or create a reversion, obtain legal advice from an attorney in the state where … Continue reading →
Bill Spangler-Dunning asked: “If I asked for you to lift up one ministry of one congregation in your Region (Geographic and Non-geographic Regions), what congregation/ministry would you lift up? Don’t make it complicated just tell me the name and what … Continue reading →
In response to Bill Spangler-Dunning’s question about average tenure of pastor’s, Denise Bell offered this paper in response. The paper’s author is Steven M. Johnson, pastor of First Baptist Church in Caldwell, Texas. [bsk-pdf-manager-pdf id=”211″]
Continue reading →The Executive Committee of the College of Regional Ministers and the Year Book have reviewed and agreed to these procedures when adding a congregation to or removing a congregation from the Year Book listing. [bsk-pdf-manager-pdf id=”207″] [bsk-pdf-manager-pdf id=”206″]
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