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The Grand Rapids District Committee on Ordained Ministry (dCOM) 2009 Handbook is also available by calling the GR District office at 616.459.4503 or by emailing at
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GR District dCOM 2009 Handbook
Table of Contents:
General Information
- dCOM chapter 2 from the GBHEM BOM Handbook pages 2-11
- Ministry of the Elder, Deacon and Licensed Local Pastor pages 12-17
- Steps into Licensed and Ordained Ministry pages 18-21
- Local dCOM Candidacy Process Steps and Stages Checklist pages 22-24
Policies and Procedures
- dCOM Candidacy Process and Standards for Candidates pages 25-28
- dCOM Process for Pastors when a Member is Called to Ministry page 29
- Board of Ordained Ministry Transfer Policy page 30
- Board of Ordained Ministry Policy on Commissioning page 31
- Board of Ordained Ministry Policy on Certification page 32
- Board of Ordained Ministry Policy on Licensing School page 33
Resources
- Resources for the Grand Rapids District Committee on Ministry pages 34-35
- Fitness, Readiness, Effectiveness: A Focus for dCOMs & Conference BOM
pages 36-40
- Top 10 Ways to Wreck Your Candidacy Process page 41-42
- Top 10 Ways to Discourage Ministerial Candidates page 43
- Top 15 Best Practices for the District Committee on Ordained Ministry
page 44
- Stickiest Problems for the District Commmittee on Ordained Mnistry
pages 45-46
- Excerpt From "Job Analysis Study for the Position of United Methodist Local Pastor; Focus Group Results" by Richard P. DeShon and Abigail Quinn, Michigan State University, December 15, 2009. pages 47-51
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