Ordination
Every year Presbyterian Welcome coordinates a retreat for GLBTQ Inquirers and Candidates striving to serve our church. The retreats offer a safe place to worship, fellowship, and sometimes even rock-the-ship! All LGBTQ Inquirers and Candidates who are in the “in-care” process are invited. The next retreat will be in Rural Indiana from July 18-20, 2008. Download the flyer for more information, and call or email to register. There is some scholarship money available.
Last year we gathered 20 participants together over June 7-10, and we have a blog to show for it! Check it out to read about our experiences.
If you are a candidate, inquirer, seminary student, or an ordained PC(USA) minister and you have questions or concerns about your own ordination situation, please feel free to contact Rev. Mieke Vandersall by email or voicemail (917)441-8638. Both email and voicemail are completely confidential.
Note: If you have questions regarding the recent PJC rulings (February 2008), please do not hesitate to call or email us!
Covenant Network created a guideline handbook for individuals, CPMs, COMs, and sessions. Well worth reading and sharing.
Here’s a quick link to the PC(USA)’s Constitution - the Book of Confessions and the Book of Order - or, for more, go to www.pcusa.org.