Appointments with a Student Minister, Information Evening – via Zoom

Hiring a Student Minister: a workshop on Appointments with a student for a Supervised Ministry Experience (SME), or a Diaconal Field Placement.

The workshop is for anyone involved with Pastoral Relations, current or future PR Liaisons, and Communities of Faith interested in being a learning site.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: https://united-church.zoom.us/meeting/register/YsqTMBJPTqaTU0_y8S736g

We will cover competency-based learning, the learning site, expectations of the Community of Faith, expectations of the student minister, and confusion around “Learning Goals.” The workshop is for anyone involved with Pastoral Relations, current or future PR Liaisons, and Communities of Faith interested in being a learning site.

The workshop will be facilitated by Rev. Whit Strong (Pastoral Relations Minister-EOORC), and Janet Nield. Janet is a Diaconal Minister, and has much experience in presbytery Education and Students, Regional Pastoral Relations, and being a Liaison; and having supervised M.Div students in their SME and In-Ministry year at UCS at DIO, and in mentoring diaconal students with the Center for Christian Studies.

Our presenters will be Marcie Gibson, Interim Principal at the Centre for Christian Studies (CCS); and Rev. Caroline Penhale, Vocational Minister responsible for Quebec and East Ontario. Marcie will educate us on learning goals; and how CCS prepares and supports students and the community of faith during placements in learning sites. Caroline will help us understand the role of the Office of Vocation in preparing communities of faith to support a student minister.