Guidelines for Transition Teams - The United Church of Canada

Appendix 1: Excerpts from The Manual, 2007
340 Interim Ministers. The Presbytery shall have authority to appoint Interim Ministers.
(a) When the Presbytery is considering the appointment of an individual to a specific Interim
Ministry, the individual shall provide to the Presbytery, at the individual’s expense, a current
vulnerable sector (level 2) police records check. The Presbytery shall then arrange for an
interview between the individual and the Interim Ministry Transition Committee. (2007)
(b) A recommendation for the appointment of the individual to the Pastoral Charge, Mission, or
Outreach Ministry shall be made by the Interim Ministry Transition Committee to the Official
Board or Church Board or Church Council. If the recommendation is supported by the Official
Board or Church Board or Church Council, it is then presented to the Presbytery on behalf of the
Pastoral Charge, Mission, or Outreach Ministry.
(c) The Presbytery shall make a Decision with regard to the appointment.
(d) The Presbytery shall provide an act of covenant where a new pastoral relationship is established.
(e) The Interim Minister shall not be available to serve the Pastoral Charge, Mission, or Outreach
Ministry in any call, settlement, or appointment that immediately follows the completion of the
appointment as Interim Minister.
054.1 Interim Ministry Transition Committee.
(a) Membership. The Interim Ministry Transition Committee shall include:
i. one (1) or two (2) representatives of the Presbytery appointed by the Presbytery Pastoral
Relations Committee; and
ii. five (5) to seven (7) representatives in full membership of the Pastoral Charge, appointed by
the membership of the Pastoral Charge or by the Official Board or Church Board or Church
Council of the Pastoral Charge.
(b) Committee Process. The first meeting of the Interim Ministry Transition Committee shall be
convened by a Presbytery representative, and shall fix its own quorum, which shall in no case be
lower than four (4), including at least one (1) representative of the Presbytery and at least three
(3) representatives of the Pastoral Charge. The Committee shall determine its own process.
(c) Review and Evaluation. During the period of the Interim Ministry, the Interim Ministry Transition
Committee shall:
i. review and develop the goals of the Interim Ministry, and monitor and evaluate activities that
enable the Pastoral Charge to work on those goals;
ii. be represented on the Official Board or Church Board or Church Council for purposes of
liaison and reporting, including progress reports;
iii. participate in the evaluation of the Interim Ministry at its conclusion; and
iv. participate in the evaluation of the work of the Interim Minister at the conclusion of the
Interim Ministry.
The Interim Ministry Transition Committee does not replace the Ministry and Personnel Committee
of the Official Board or Church Board or Church Council. (2007)
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