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    Guidelines on procedures for the appointment of Pastors

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    [...]will be designated Pastor for the purposes of the
    Regulations.

    Persons who are accountable to the Church under the Pastor Regulations do not have to be
    called Pastor in their ministry[...]tion, appointment and oversight of Pastors is the
    Regulations. However it is helpful to offer guidance so that the Regulations are applied
    consistently. These Guidelines do not address all the Regulations related to Pastors but only
    those that are connec[...]rch it is appropriate for the Church, through
    its Regulations, to express its expectations of these ministry agents.

    The aim of the Regulations on the Ministry of Pastor is to offer supp[...]
    [...]Guidelines should be read in conjunction with UCA Regulations
    HANDBOOK 2.14.1 - 2.14.17.[...]d by a
    Presbytery (see Regulations 2.14.5, 2.14.11 and 2.14.12) for the[...]exercise of one or more of the roles described in Regulation 2.14.2.

    • Appo[...]
    [...]osition that has the characteristics described in Regulation 2.14.2 the
    employing body shall contact the Presbytery (see Regulation 2.14.3).

    The employing[...]t be designated as Pastor for the purposes of the Regulations.
    Examples of pos[...]normally fall under these Regulations. Lay Ministry teams are becoming[...]xpected that the
    Pastor regulations will be the way of doing this for people in these[...]ing it should be a Pastor for the purposes of the Regulations.
    THE POSITION[...]e some or all of the responsibilities outlined in Regulation
    2.14.2; is filling a designated placement (Regulation 2.14.5 (a) (ii)); whether[...]ployment that they shall be subject to the Pastor Regulations.

    The Presbytery[...]or Presbytery
    position (Regulation 3.4.4(k)).[...]
    [...]tor for the
    purposes of the Regulations.

    1. They are appo[...]hrough the Placements Committee of the Synod (see Regulation
    2.14.6).

    3.1 DOCUME[...]entative of
    the Church. See Regulations 2.14.7 - 2.14.9 for the inquiries that app[...]
    [...]for any Pastor
    position (Regulation 3.4.4(k)).

    4.4 APPOINTING PEOPLE One[...]ast twelve months at the time of appointment (see Regulation 2.14.11 (a)).

    There wi[...]e subject to the Pastor
    Regulations because they are not a member or member in associ[...]h’s Sexual Misconduct
    Regulations, as well as continuing education that is a[...]the end of the probation period (see Regulation 2.14.9 (b)).[...]
    [...]demonstrated all the requirements (see Regulation 2.14.11) and in
    accordance with a service approved by the Assembly (see Regulation
    2.14.12).




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