ENCOURAGING THE NEXT GENERATION
Are you being called to pastoral ministry? Ever heard, “I see gifts for ministry in you.”
The Commission on Preparation for Ministry (CPM) works with individuals who sense a call to ordained ministry and sessions who covenant with them, to partner in discerning the Holy Spirit’s call to ministry and ensuring their preparation!
Rev. Neil Trainer, Moderator
The Commissioned Pastor Development Process works with individuals who sense a call to pastoral ministry by a different path than ordination. Many denominations, including the PC-USA, have recognized the need for an alternative means of meeting the goal of having educated clergy available to all congregations and ministries. The Book of Order provides for imaginative and creative means to meet these two goals. Here in the Northwest Coast Presbytery, an innovative program has been developed and is being field-tested at this time.