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Committee on Preparation
for Ministry

Committee on Preparation for Ministry asists inquirers, candidates and Elders as they prepare to become Ministers of the Word and Sacraments or as Commissioned Lay Pastors. Meets 1st Wednesday 6:30pm @ CRCDS.

Welcome to CPMconnect!

This is a new listserv created in order to foster communication among CPM members and inquirers and candidates. All CPM members and all inquirers and candidates currently under care of the Presbytery of Genesee Valley have been added to the list. The list is set up as a discussion group, which means that replies go to the whole list.

emailHere are some ways this new form of communication might be used:

To use the list just send email to cmpconnect@pbygenval.org. Please note that messages can only be sent from e-mail addresses which are part of the list. So, if you change your address, be sure to let know so we can update the list.

Members

2011

Rev. Louise Armstrong
(Gates)

Rev. Catherine Benjamin
(Lyndonville)

Rev. Lisette Maginn
(Webster)

Nancy Rice
(South)

2012

Andrew Boone
(Mendon)

Rev. Carol Anne Strawbridge
(Gates)

2013

Mary Lou Davison
(Webster)

Rev. Mike Fry

Ann Haag
(Third)

Robert Wallace
(Ogden)

Ex-Officio Members

Acting Presbytery Leader
Karen Pryor
(Third)

Mission

Membership: 18 (equal number of elders and ministers).

To enter into a covenant relationship with those preparing to become Ministers of the Word and Sacraments or as Commissioned Lay Pastors so as to ensure that those who are to be ordained or commissioned as such receive full preparation for their task. The Committee on Preparation for Ministry not only assists inquirers and candidates and Elders as they prepare for ministry but it also provides nurture and care for those enrolled as inquirers, candidates under care or as commissioned lay pastors.

The Committee Shall:

Additional Responsibilities

The Committee on Preparation for Ministry, along with the Committee on Ministry and the Clergy Care and Development Committee, has additional responsibilities as outlined in the Candidate Indebtedness Policy of our Manual of Organization.