Ministry and Church Vocations (MCV) helps the church discern, prepare, and support leaders serving in ministry. This work is done in collaboration with sessions, presbyteries and synods in covenant relationships with their leaders and the theological colleges. Below are resources that support the church’s work.
Discern & Prepare
Becoming a Minister
- “Am I Being Called?”
- Candidacy Process of Preparation and Discernment
- The Candidacy Process (narrated PowerPoint presentation)
- Educational Pathways for Ministry Candidates
- Bursary List for Ministry Candidates
- For Ordained Ministers of Other Denominations
- Guidelines for the Committee on Education and Reception
Support
Supporting Ministry
Training (includes webinars/videos) and Grants
Pulpit Vacancies & Interim Moderators
Downloadable documents for interim moderators (e.g., congregational profile, template call documents, template stated supply and interim ministry agreements)
Finding a Minister
- Pulpit Vacancies
- Calling a Minister: Guidelines for Presbyteries, Interim Moderators and Search Committees – Revised 2023
- Congregational Profile Form
- Congregational Profile Form – Fillable
- Congregational Self-Analysis
- Congregational Self-Analysis – Fillable
- Call Documents:
- Interim Ministry Agreement
- Stated Supply Ministry Agreement
SEXUAL ABUSE AND HARASSMENT TRAINING (SASH)
Online Training in the Policy for Dealing with Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SASH) of the Presbyterian Church In Canada
This online training module offers a basic introduction to the SASH policy is intended for:
- Members of Sessions, congregations and anyone in the church at large;
- Ministers and candidates for ministry who may need a “refresher” in the policy;
- Applicants to the Committee on Education and Reception (E&R) who have been declared eligible for reception as ministers or as candidates certified for ordination in the PCC.
The module consists of three parts to be completed in sequence:
- A 30-minute online video, Sexual Misconduct: Learn to Spot It, Learn to Stop It, produced by the Anglican Church of Canada, and which can be viewed here:
- A 30-minute narrated PowerPoint presentation which can be viewed here:
- A 10-question quiz to test your knowledge:
Personal Profile Form for Ministers
- Please note that the Profile for Ministers is only available directly from the Ministry and Church Vocations (MCV) office, not as a downloadable file. Please contact Marjorie Copeland at 1-800-619-7301 ext. 263.
Contact
For more information, contact Tim Purvis at 1-800-619-7301 ext. 264.