1. District Committee on Ministry Training
dCOM Training Spring 2017
District Committee on Ministry Training
Spring 2017

2. dCOM Training Spring 2017
Introductions
Matthew Leffler Associate Director of Leadership Development – Ministerial Services Ed Metzler Administrator of Leadership Development – Ministerial Services
My Job:
To be the adaptive thinker for the BoOM. To develop Policies and Procedures that will aid the work of the BoOM and dCOM. To work to bring Clarity and Consistency to all facets of the BoOM. To provide training.
Ed – His job

3. dCOM Training Spring 2017
Purpose of Today
To make you aware of the changes in the 2016 Discipline that effect the work of the dCOM. To inform you of policy decisions that may affect the work of dCOM Review UMCARES transition To answer any questions you may have.

4. http://www.inumc.org/dcom dCOM HANDBOOK
dCOM Training Spring 2017
dCOM HANDBOOK
Latest version dated April 2017 is found at:
Show them the “Quick Start Guide to Interviews” – Page 13
Then show them the actual Interview page – Page??

5. dCOM Training Spring 2017
¶ 315 Local Pastor License
Change from simple majority and requires ¾ vote of dCOM, BoOM, and Clergy Session for Local Pastor License.

6. dCOM Training Spring 2017
¶ 205 Serving in Supply
If an assignment goes beyond 12 months, the person MUST begin either the candidacy process or the Lay Servant Ministry process (CLM ultimate goal)
Anyone who was serving in supply status as of 1/1/2017, must begin either process by 12/31/2017

7. ¶ 205 Serving in Supply Grandfather clause
dCOM Training Spring 2017
¶ 205 Serving in Supply
Grandfather clause
If a person renewed their Certified Lay Servant or Certified Lay Speaker status during Quadrennium AND have served in supply status during same time frame, then they can attend CLM Academy in Fall 2017 or Spring 2018.

8. ¶ 205 Serving in Supply Certified Lay Ministry Academy
dCOM Training Spring 2017
¶ 205 Serving in Supply
Certified Lay Ministry Academy
Part 1: 8/26
Part 2: 10/5 – 10/7
Applicatons due August 12th
Candidacy Orientation
July 7th – 8th
Applications due June 1st.

9. dCOM Training Spring 2017
¶ 205 Serving in Supply
For those serving in Supply status who have had their Licenses rescinded due to COS inactivity, the 12 month clock starts on the date of their status change effective date (when they went from Local Pastor to Supply).

10. dCOM Training Spring 2017
Course of Study
The Discipline’s “satisfactory progress” will be defined as:
Full-time – 4 Courses/Year
Part-time – 2 Courses/Year
Anyone unable to make satisfactory progress must inform dCOM as to reason.
dCOM should “approve” the reasons for not attending COS as part of their vote for continuance of license.

11. dCOM Training Spring 2017
Course of Study
dCOM MUST grant an extension EACH year that a person goes beyond the 8 year (FT) or 12 year (PT) requirement for completion.

12. dCOM Training Spring 2017
RETIRED LOCAL PASTORS
A retired Local Pastor that has not completed COS, and is serving in retirement must continue to attend COS.

13. dCOM Training Spring 2017
SEMINARY STUDENTS
We need to have the names of those seminary students that you are tracking in your district!

14. MINUTES!, MINUTES!!, MINUTES!!!, and More Minutes!!!!
dCOM Training Spring 2017
MINUTES!, MINUTES!!, MINUTES!!!, and More Minutes!!!!

15. IMPORTANT INFORMATION

16. dCOM Training Spring 2017
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Group Candidacy Orientation July 7th & 8th, 2017 CLM Academy Part 1 August 26th Part 2 October 5th – 7th

17. dCOM Training Spring 2017
DATES TO REMEMBER:
dCOM Leadership Resource Retreat September 20th & 21st dCOM Regional Training September 21st – Central Region September 26th – South Region October 3rd – Online