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. 
  • 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
  • Appointed to an Extension Ministry
  • Appointment of Deacon in Full Connection and Provisional Member

 

Consultation Forms - Due Dec. 1, 2025 (for 2026 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 Clergy Well-Being Survey Highlights

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.