• Going Online with the Settlement System
  A succinct guide to using the online Ministerial Settlement System.
   
• Responsible Staffing: Helping You Create Safe Congregations for Children, Youth, and Vulnerable Adults
   
• The Settlement Handbook (PDF, 53 pages)
  An essential resource for both ministers and congregations in search.
   
• The Resource Guide for Ministerial Search Committees
  A smorgasbord of practical resources for the ministerial search committee and a supplement to the Settlement Handbook.
   
• Joint Recommendations Concerning Ministerial Agreements (PDF, 21 pages)
  Describes the issues to be considered by congregations and ministers in drafting documents descriptive of the relationship between them; includes two model agreements.
   
• Church Staff Compensation
  Essential material on ministerial and church staff compensation.
   
• Notice of Call (Online Form)
  To be completed by the governing board once the congregation’s call to a minister has been extended and accepted.
   
• Conducting an Effective Ministerial Search Survey
  Good counsel on survey design from Dr. Paul Riedesel, a member of First Universalist Church of Minneapolis.
   
• Ministerial Settlement Representative Report Forms
   
• Ministerial Search Committee Retreat Guide (PDF, 28 pages)
  Compiled by Revs. Joan Schneider and Bets Wienecke, MSRs. Also available within the Resource Guide.