Description
Indigenous Candidacy Board
Lay members and ministry personnel are needed for the Indigenous Candidacy Board, which helps people determine their readiness for ministry. The Indigenous Candidacy Board is one of seven candidacy boards in the United Church. It is appointed by the National Indigenous Council to serve the Indigenous church.
The responsibilities of candidacy boards include naming candidates, terminating candidacy, and determining readiness for accreditation for commissioning to the diaconal ministry of education, service, and pastoral care; ordination to the ministry of Word, sacrament, and pastoral care; and recognition of designated lay ministry. It serves as a commission of the Board of Vocation.
Skills: We are looking for people who have knowledge about the realities of the practice of ministry, capacity for leadership assessment, skills to determine readiness for ministry leadership, the ability to apply standards of practice, the ability to exercise wisdom, compassion, and fairness in decision-making, awareness and experience with traditional teaching and spiritual ceremonies as they relate to Indigenous spirituality
Membership: Each Candidacy Board is made up of up to 15 members who reflect the broad diversity of the United Church, with particular attention to the presence of lay people and ministry personnel from each stream of ministry.
Term: Appointments are for approximately three years, with the possibility of reappointment for a second term. Meetings occur every other month, primarily be video or teleconference call.
For more information about this opportunity, please see the complete description, below.
To Express Interest
To apply for this vacancy, please express interest or nominate someone.
All submissions will be acknowledged by e-mail. If you do not receive acknowledgement, please contact Member Engagement. Incomplete or late submissions cannot be considered.
For further information or assistance in expressing interest or nominating someone, please contact:
Member Engagement
Toll-Free: 1-800-268-3781
E-mail:
Downloads
- Indigenous Candidacy Board.pdf (164.97 KB) (PDF)