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Final Assessment of Readiness to Begin Ministry

You may apply for the= Final Assessment when you have met (or nearly met) the following requirements (G-14.0450): two years of theological education; an annual consultation within the past 12 months; two internsh= ips that CPM has approved; a course of study at a theological institution appro= ved by CPM demonstrating competency in Greek and Hebrew language as well as exegesis using those languages; you have achieved satisfactory grades in al= l 5 ordination exams.

Deliver the following documents to the presbytery office, or else make sure that th= ey are already there:

Form 6, page 36, top half.; official undergraduate transcript; the most rece= nt seminary transcript; all field education evaluations; a completed Personal Information Form (PIF); the papers for all ordination exams that you have taken, whether you passed them or not; a written sermon, togeth= er with a description of the contemporary need to which it is addressed, and an exegetical interpretation of the biblical material out of whi= ch the sermon arose; a statement of faith.

The statement of faith must be about one page in length; it must contain no supplementary comments or footnotes. The statement must be your own thought= s. The final statement of faith must = express theological views compatible with the confessional documents of t= he church. Appropriate topi= cs include (but are not limited to) God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, human nature = and sin, grace, sacraments, church, Scripture, and the mission of the church.

For more details of the final assessment, please consult the "Guide to the= Preparation Process in the Presbytery of the James."

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CERTIFICATION OF READINESS

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= A fi= nal assessment of the above named candidate's readiness to receive a call was conducted by the Committee on Preparation for Ministry. The committee has determined that = the Candidate has satisfactorily completed all of the requirements of the prepa= ration for ministry process, as set forth in G-14.0450 of the Book of Order, and is now certified as ready, pending a call, to be examined for ordinatio= n.

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CPM w= ill copy and mail this page to:

Stated Clerk of the Calling Presbytery

For Referral to Appropriate Committee and

Retai= n a Copy for Candidate's File

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= 7) Summary of any additional agreemen= ts or requirements (if any) established between presbytery's committee and the candidate.

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