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Call to Action 1. Redirect the flow of attention, energy, and resources toward increasing the number of vital congregations. Call to Action 2. Dramatically reform clergy leadership development, deployment, evaluation, and accountability systems. Crisis of Relevance.
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Call to Action 1. Redirect the flow of attention, energy, and resources toward increasing the number of vital congregations.
Call to Action 2. Dramatically reform clergy leadership development, deployment, evaluation, and accountability systems.
Culture of call, local congregation, camping, campus ministry Candidacy—congregations, mentors, district committees Education—Seminary, Course of Study, Training Provisional years—Residents in Ministry, practicum
Credentialing and Ordination processes Supervision, Accountability, Evaluation Processes Deployment and Appointment Processes Pensions, Insurance, and Support Systems
Continuing Education, Peer Mentoring, Life-long Learning Intervention and Exiting Processes Retirement and Post-retirement Service
Coherence Alignment Intentionality Simplicity Accessibility Are our systems conducive to our mission?