Clergy Compensation Forms
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Clergy Ministry Review
- Clergy Appointed or Assigned to a Local Church - Elders, Deacons, Local Pastors, DS Supply Pastors
- Submit one form online - Clergy Profile/Ministry Review
- Deadline June 15, 2025
- Staff Parish Relations Committee
- Submitting this form (Clergy Ministry Review-SPRC) is the last step of the review process. It is the result of the following collaboration of the clergy and SPRC using the clergy’s self-review, individual SPRC member reviews, and conversation between the clergy and SPRC. Prepare your answers using the SPRC Worksheet.
- Deadline June 15, 2025
- Step 1
SPRC answers Part 1 without the clergy person present.- Collate the data of all of the worksheets to create a consensus score for each area and offer useful comments.
- Print the SPRC Worksheet and distribute it to each SPRC member (at least 5 people) to complete.
- Step 2
SPRC & Clergy answers Part 2 together.- The pastor joins the staff parish where the committee will share their results and the pastor will share their reflections.
- Together, the SPRC and pastor will write a brief summary, determine pastoral strengths, pastoral areas of growth, and congregational/pastoral goals for the coming year.
- Step 3 - Submission
- SPRC Chair submits the results of Part 1 and Part 2 in their final ministry review online - Clergy Ministry Review-SPRC.
- Step 1
- If you have questions, please contact your District Administrative Assistant.
- Lake South, Prairie Central, Prairie South - Leola Tucker, ltucker@umcnic.org
- Lake North, Prairie North - Debbie Rogers, drogers@umcnic.org
- Appointed to Ministry beyond the Local Church
Consultation Forms - Due Dec. 1, 2024 (for 2025 Appointments)
- Clergy Change of Appointment Consultation
- SPRC Advisory Consultation on Clergy Leadership
- Advisory Consultation for Limited Itineracy
Continuing Education Grants
- Continuing Education Criteria & App (PDF)
- Continuing Education Criteria & App (doc)
- Online Continuing Education Opportunities
Transitions Workshop Resources
- 2021 Transition Workshop Powerpoint
- Mapping your Cultural Orientation
- The First 90 days
- The right start: beginning ministry in a new setting – COVID 19 supplement
Other Resources
2021 Boundary Training
- Fall 2021 Boundary Training Invitation
- Instructions for Clergy Ethics Course
- Clergy/Ethics Informational Handout
General Conference 2019 Pension Considerations
- Click here Wespath's summary sheet highlighting approved Wespath petitions and pension considerations for UMC clergy, churches, and conferences after the 2019 Special Session of the General Conference.