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        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;           Form 5

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113 CONGREGATIONS
 

 
      

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Application = for Candidacy

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After completing the psychological evaluation and the annual consul­tation for the current year, you may apply to be received as a candidate.  The process of applying for candid= acy tests whether your sense of your call to the ministry is confirmed by the church.  It is prudent to beco= me a candidate before your second year of seminary ends, so that the required one year of candidacy will end around the time you graduate.  Remember also that you will have to appear before presby­tery to be examined for candi­dacy.  Presbytery meetings are on the 3rd Saturday of Febru­ary, the 3rd Tuesday of June, and the 3rd Saturday of Octo­ber.  If presbytery receives you as a candidate at one of those meetings, your one year period = of candidacy will be considered to have begun the day you interviewed with CPM= and gained the committee's endorsement of your application for candidacy.

 

Make sure that the presbytery office has received the most recent official transcripts and evaluations of your seminary work.  Complete Form 5A, pages 27-2= 8, including the essays.  The sta= tement of faith (essay number 2) must be about one page in length.  The statement must have no supple&= shy;mentary comments. The state­ment should express what you believe and what you intend to teach.  The statement should show that you have an under­standing of the reformed confes­= sional tradition.  Put your name on the top of Form= 5B, page 34. 

 

Read carefully the responsibilites of all parties in Form 5A, pages 30-33. <= /span>

 

Ask your clerk of ses= sion to arrange for you to meet with the session to gain its endorsement of your application for inquiry.  Send= to the clerk of session All of Form 5, pages 24-32, plus your essays and copies of your recent transcripts and evaluations.

 

When you meet with the session, session makes a decision and records its action on Form 5A, page 28.  Session (re)appoints= a session liaison for you, and records that person's name and contact information on = Form 5A, page 29).   The m= oderator or clerk of session signs Form 5A, page 29.  The moderator of the session and a witness sign Form 5B, page 34. 

 

Email your whole application candidacy application to CPM (franklinr@pbyjames.org= ).  Deliver in hardcopy the pages that= have signatures on them:  Form 5= A, pages, 27, 29, and 34.

 

For more details of the process of becoming a candidate, consult the "Guid= e to the Preparation Process in the Presbytery of the James."

 

 

 

 

 

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        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;           Form 5A

=       = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ; Date:         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;    

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=  

= Name of Applicant        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =        

(First)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;  (Middle/Maiden)        &= nbsp;          (Last)

Social Security        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;       

Current Address             <= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:11'>        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;          

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     (Street or PO Box)            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            (City)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;    (State)   (Zip Code)<= /sup>

Phone(S)         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         E-mail             =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;     

Presbytery         &= nbsp;  James      =                      =             &nb= sp;           Date enrolled as an Inquirer:  &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;             &= nbsp;  

Church of current membership         =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =      

= Church's address         =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =                   &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     (Street or PO Box)            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            (City)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;    (State)   (Zip Code)

Former/Current Occupat= ion        &= nbsp;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           

Present school            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;  Expected date of graduation      = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;  

In what church occupat= ion are you interested at this time? (e.g.,= pastor, youth minister, mission worker, etc.)

            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;     

 

INQUIRER'S STATEMENT

= If recommended to be a Candidate for the ministry of the Word and Sacrament, I promise in reliance upon the grace of God to participate diligently and wholeheartedly with the session and the presbytery's Committee on Preparation for Ministry in matters which concern my preparation.

= Inquirer's Signature             &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;             =   Date            &nb= sp;            =                    &= nbsp;  

=  

REFERENCES

= Please identify three persons who could speak to your progress in ministry over the past year. Reference could be a pastor, elder, seminary staff, or mentor.

=  

= Name        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;           =

(Title)     = ;            &n= bsp;  (First)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;         (Last)<= /sup>

= Address        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;              &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;  

(Street or PO Box)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;   (City)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           (S= tate)   (Zip Code)

= Phon= e        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            e-ma= il            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;          &n= bsp;                  &= nbsp;  

=  

= Rela= tionship        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            How long have you know this person= ?          =         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;  

=  

=  

= Name        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;           =

(Title)     = ;            &n= bsp;  (First)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;         (Last)<= /sup>

= Address        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    

(Street or PO Box)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;   (City)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           (S= tate)   (Zip Code)

= Phon= e        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            e-ma= il            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;          &n= bsp;                  &= nbsp;  

=  

= Rela= tionship        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            How long have you know this person= ?          =         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;  

=  

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=   &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;    Form 5A

=       = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ; Date:         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;    

=  

= Name        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;           =

(Title)     = ;            &n= bsp;  (First)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;         (Last)<= /sup>

= Address        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;    

(Street or PO Box)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;   (City)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           (S= tate)   (Zip Code)

= Phon= e        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            e-ma= il            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;          &n= bsp;                  &= nbsp;  

=  

= Rela= tionship        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            How long have you know this person= ?          =         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;  

=  

=  

ESSAYS

=  

= By the end of the inqu= iry phase each Inquirer shall demonstrate adequate promise for ministry by presenting:

=  

= 1)  A statement of his or her understa= nding of Christian vocation in the Reformed tradition and how it relates to his o= r

= her sense of call;

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= 2)  A statement of personal faith which incorporates an understanding of the Reformed tradition;<= /p>

=  

= 3)  An analysis of at least one concep= t from the personal faith statement regarding what it suggests about God, humanity, and their interrelationships;

=  

= 4)  A statement of what it means to be Presbyterian, indicating how that awareness grows out of participation in t= he  life of a <= st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">particular church;

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= 5)  A statement of self-understanding = which reflects the Inquirer's personal and cultural background and includes a con= cern for maintaining spiritual, physical, and mental health;

=  

= 6)  A statement of his or her understa= nding of the task ministers of the Word and Sacrament perform, including an aware= ness of his or her specific gifts for ministry of the Word and Sacrament and of areas in which growth is needed.

=  

 

Session Evaluation and Recommendation

=  

= The session of        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;        Of              &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   met with

(Nam= e of Church)      =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;           (Cit= y, State)

 

=             =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;           on             =             &nb= sp;            =     and submits the following report:

(Nam= e of Inquirer)     &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;              =           (Date)

=  

=             =             _= _______endorses

= The Session        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;            his/her request to be enrolled by presbytery

=             =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;         as a Candidate.

=             =             _= _______does not endorse

=             =             <= o:p>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;           Form 5A

=       = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ; Date:         &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;    

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Liaison

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