Becoming a Minister

Recruiting and Selecting Vocational Advisors The student liaison meets individually with ministers who are interested in being vocational advisors or th...

In addition to supporting ministerial students, an in care program can support people who are discerning whether to pursue a religious vocation of some...

Important First Step Credibility and Sustainability While a seminarian(s) or parish or community minister(s) may initiate an in care program, such a...

As your in care program expands and requires additional organizational support, transition from a planning team which communicates through phone calls a...

Qualifications and Responsibilities Vocational advisors are Unitarian Universalist ministers who have received at least their first renewal in prelimina...

Supporting a Vision for 21st Century Ministry The Strategic Review of Professional Ministries Report (2011) described a vision of ministry including the...

An in care program offers multidenominational liberal theological schools the ability to recruit and retain Unitarian Universalist students, increasing...

While your in care program is not a program of the theological schools, it is important to build relationships with those schools as you design and...

There is something about going into seminary that is just nerve-wracking. There are a lot of questions like, ‘How am I ever going to do this? Who am I...

It is recommended that district or regional staff appoint a minister to facilitate the in care program and lead the planning team or steering committee.