Clergy Resources
Pastoral Transition Resources
Criminal Background Check Information Sheet gives the history, process, and costs and benefits of conducting Criminal Background Checks as a part of the Ministerial Profile distribution process. Background checks for any ministerial profile begun on or after December 15, 2006 will be required.
Our Pastor is Leaving is a brochure to share with the congregation when your pastor announces his/her resignation.
Making Interim Plans is a brief look at the interim time period plus a worksheet to determine your Interim's compensation.
Those interested in seeking interim positions in our Association are asked to fill out the Interim Profile and the Background Disclosure and submit them to the Association Minister.
The Transistional interim Definition and Covenant is to be used when calling an Interim.
Search Process Diagram is a diagram of the search process.
The Local Church Profile is to be filled out by a Search Committee as they prepare to search for a new Pastor. Also the Profile Summary for a Church in Search assists the Association Minister in sharing your church with prospective candidates.
UCC Pastoral Call Agreement is negotiated and then signed after a congregation elects to call a new pastor.
UCC Service of Installation of a Pastor is the liturgy when the Association and local church officially install their new Pastor.
Preparation for Ordained Ministry
Ask the Question is the UCC website for those considering the possibility that they may be called to ministry.
Paper on the value of Seminary Education for Clergy: Seminary Value
UCC Seminaries is the UCC Website listing UCC seminaries and closely related seminaries.
Click here for a list of scholarships available from the national offices for seminarians.
Requirements for Ordination is a simple list of requirements with a link to the UCC Manual on Ministry's full explanation.
Lavon Baylor Seminary Debt Retirement Fund is available to just graduated seminarians. Click LBSDRF Application for an application.
Pastoral Leadership Resources
Biographical Data on a Minister is a form for all Ordained Clergy to fill out in order to help the Association keep our records up-to-date.
2008 Conference Compensation Guidelines are the current clergy compensation guidelines approved by the Conference Ottawa Table.
Giving the Pastor a Fair Shake helps inform those deciding on a Pastor's compensation.
The 2008 UCC Health Insurance Rates
IRS 2008 Mileage Rates
Continuing Education Opportunities - An ecumenical database of continuing education opportunities.
Should a Retiring Pastor Stay in the Congregation?
The United Church of Christ Manual on Ministry is now available online.
Manual on Church is a new UCC resource which parallels the Manual on Ministry to helpl define the nature of and relationships between churches. A discussion guide is also available.
Pastor Emeritus is an explanation of the title, process and place of a Pastor Emeritus
"The Ordained Minister's Code" is the counterpart to "The Local Church in Relation To Its Pastor" dealing with the ethics and position of Pastor in the United Church of Christ.
List of Supply Preachers lists ministers who are available to preach when your pastor is away.
Pastor/Parish Evaluation - Four Resources Available from The Alban Institute
Completing the Circle: Reviewing Ministries in the Congregation by David R. McMahill (former Acting Conference Minister of the Minnesota Conference UCC). ISBN 1-56699-278-8; paper; 92 pages. (2003). $13.00.
Evaluating Ministry: Principles and Processes for Clergy and Congregations by Jill M. Hudson (Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery ofWhitewater Valley in Indianapolis). ISBN 1-56699-054-8; paper; 74 pages (1992)$12.00.
User Friendly Evaluation: Improving the Work of Pastors, Programs and Laity by C. Jeff Woods. ISBN 1-56699-154; paper; 115 pages. (1995). $14.00.
When Better Isn't Enough: Evaluation Tools for the 21st Century by Jill M. Hudson. ISBN 1-56699-289-3; paper; 170 pages. (2004). $16.00.
