Committee
on Preparation for Ministry (CPM)
"Committees
on Preparation for Ministry provide the care and oversight of persons
preparing for the ordained Ministry of Word and Sacrament."
Book of Order G-11.0501
The Preparation for Ministry
forms are to be used by those Presbyterians who—
- are considering their
call to ordained Ministry of the Word and Sacrament, or
- have been recommended
by their home congregation and accepted by the presbytery as an Inquirer
for ministry of the Word and Sacrament, or
- have been accepted
by the presbytery as a Candidate for Ministry of the Word and Sacrament,
or
- serve on the Presbytery
Committee on Preparation for Ministry (CPM), or
- are presbytery staff
with responsibility for providing services to Committee on Preparation
for Ministry, or
- are pastors and elders
of congregations with Inquirers and Candidates in the Preparation for
Ministry process.
CPM FORMS
- A
Caring Process Ordination
Process in the PC(USA) (as it finds expression in Pittsburgh Presbytery).
- Description
of Forms 1-7
- Form
1 - Application for Enrollment as an Inquirer: Background Information
for Session and CPM.
- Form
2 - Application to be Enrolled by Presbytery as an Inquirer with
Covenant of Agreement and Release between Inquirer, CPM, and Session;
and Inquirer Release Form.
- Form
3 - Pre-Interview
Annual Consultation Report -- Growth and Development within the Last
12 Months.
- Form
4 - Report of Annual Consultation.
- Form
5 - Application to be Enrolled by Presbytery as a Candidate
with Covenant of Agreement and Release between Candidate, CPM, and
Session and Candidate Release Forms.
- Planning
Your Commission for Service of
Reception as a Candidate for the Ministry of Word and Sacrament.
- Reception to Candidacy from the Book of Occasional Services.
- Form
6 - Summary Report of Final Assessment of Candidates Readiness
to be Examined for Ordination.
- Form
7 - Certificate of Approval -- Transfer of Covenant Relationship
to another Presbytery and Report of Ordination of Candidate or Withdrawal
or Removal of Inquirer or Candidate.
- Authorization
to (Re) Write Ordination Exams Form
- Bible
Content Application
- Exegetical Work and Sermon Guidelines
If you have any questions,
please contact Sydney Winter (or
call 412-323-1400, ext. 320). For more information visit the PC(USA)
Ministry & Vocations page.
