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Covenant and Meetings Developing a Covenant Establishing a Meeting Plan

Covenant and Meetings Developing a Covenant Establishing a Meeting Plan. Forming a Covenant. Basic tenets Confidentiality Consider basic details. Structuring Meetings. Frequency/number of meetings per year Conversation Topics Site Visits

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Covenant and Meetings Developing a Covenant Establishing a Meeting Plan

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  1. Covenant and MeetingsDeveloping a CovenantEstablishing a Meeting Plan

  2. Forming a Covenant • Basic tenets • Confidentiality • Consider basic details

  3. Structuring Meetings • Frequency/number of meetings per year • Conversation Topics • Site Visits • Not appropriate for mentor to meet with the S/P-PRC or DS as a part of the site visit • Meeting Outline

  4. Meeting Content Candidacy is… Specific topics not outlined in Discipline or Manual Ideas for discussion? Specific Requirements from Iowa?

  5. Break 10 minutes

  6. The Mentor Report • Annual report to the dCOM (for Local Pastor) or the BOM (for the Provisional Member) • Descriptive and Non-evaluative • Approved by the clergy and the mentor

  7. Purpose of the Report • Provides description to the dCOM/BOM of work with the clergyperson. • Outlines issues that may need exploring with the clergy. • One source of information for assessment. There will be others.

  8. Preparing the Report • Mentor prepares report about the clergy’s progress and experiences in the mentoring process. • Clergy reads and requests any modifications to the report. • Clergy and mentor reach consensus and both sign the report.

  9. Content of the Report • A brief description of clergy’s participation in the mentoring process. • The ways the clergy has reflected on their own ministry. • Ways clergy has used process in developing understanding of self and ministry. • Important influences in progress toward effectiveness. • Other insights or comments that may enable the dCOM or BOM to understand the clergy better.

  10. Confidentiality • The clergy’s conversations and files are confidential, and any information from them is to be released only with the clergy’s written consent. • The dCOM/BOM may not request information from candidacy/mentor sessions that are not contained in the mentor report.

  11. Confidentiality • The clergy voluntarily includes any information he/she chooses. • The dCOM/BOM may ask for clarity and clergy may add whatever he/she deems necessary. • According to state law, when another person (particularly someone vulnerable) or the clergy is at risk, confidentiality does not apply.

  12. Resources • Behavioral Health Guidelines • BOM Handbook • Clergy Mentoring • Provisional Membership • Licensed Ministry • Licensing School and Course of Study • Glossary of Candidacy Terms • Clergy Mentoring Manual • Iowa Residency in Ministry Handbook • Iowa Mentor Form • Iowa List of Conversation Topics and suggested times

  13. For more information: Rev. Meg Lassiat Director of Candidacy, Mentoring, and Conference Relations mlassiat@gbhem.org 615-340-7374 @meglassiat

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