Fall Summit
Maine Conference, UCC
Maine School of Ministry
October 13, 2018
The Fall Summit will take a closer look at "The Marks of Faithful and Effective Authorized Ministers." The Marks are a tool for discernment and assessment, created especially for use by [UCC] Members in DIscernment, Committees on Ministry, and authorized ministers. They were developed through conversations surrounding the Ministry Issues Pronouncement of General Synod 25, which sought to expand UCC definitions of learnedness and leadership in authorized ministry and to emphasize excellence in ministerial formation. It's important to note that the Marks [are] not a checklist or report card, in which one strives to receive a perfect grade in every category. Rather, the Marks of Faithful and Effective Authorized Ministers provides a lens for reflecting upon a person's formation, gifts and growth both before authorization and throughout one's ministry."
Attendees will come prepared with an understanding og the Marks based on an advance reading and close consideration of two UCC publications to be distributed to Summit registrants in advance:
1) The Marks of Faithful and Effective Authorized Ministers: Introducing the Revision (October 2016, 23 pages)
2) The Marks of Faithful and Effective Authorized Ministers of the United Church of Christ: An Assessment Rubric (Revised February 2017)