Provisional Year 1: Addendums A & D

Provisional Year 1: Addendums A & D

Complete this form for 1st year Provisional Elders serving in an extension ministry.
District and D.S. Completing Form*
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Name of Provisional You are Assessing *

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Date onsite or online visit was made:*

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Choose how you attended worship:*

In person.Online.
Addendum A: Assessing Worship Leadership

During year 1 of the Provisional Journey, the District Superintendent will make an on-site or online visit to observe and evaluate the provisional elder in the area of worship leadership. Answer the questions below specifically highlighting strengths and areas of growth.
Name of Church/Organization *
Provisional's Title at Church/Organization*
1. Use of Word and Table
a. In the provisional's worship leadership it is evident that they use and understand the United Methodist basic pattern of worship of: entrance, proclamation and response, thanksgiving and communion, and sending forth? (UMH P. 2 & 3)*

Yes.No.
Share specific examples to support your choice above.*
b. Does the provisional incorporate appropriate prayers, responses, Psalter elements, service music, liturgy, acts and gestures suitable to the liturgical season, sacramental act, scriptural focus and designated Sunday in the Christian Year?*

Yes.No.
Share specific examples to support your choice above.*
c. Is liturgy as "work of the people" evidenced in worship?*

Yes.No.
Share specific examples to support your choice above.*
2. Use of Scripture
a. Is there evidence that the provisional exegetes the text soundly using an appropriate hermeneutic?*

Yes.No.
Share specific examples to support your choice above.*
b. Did the provisional use an illustration(s) to support the theme?*

Yes.No.
Share specific examples to support your choice above.*
c. Was the "good news" proclaimed?*

Yes.No.
If yes, share a sentence that states the "good news" as it was presented in the sermon. If the answer is no, share what was missing.*
3. Delivery
a. Did the provisional use appropriate voice modulation?*

Yes.No.
Share specific examples to support your choice above.*
b. Did the provisional have eye contact with the congregation as they were delivering their sermon?*

Yes.No.
Share specific examples to support your choice above.*
c. Did the provisional use appropriate gestures?*

Yes.No.
Share specific examples to support your choice above.*
d. Evaluate the candidate as a liturgist (reading of Scripture).*
4. Clergy - Congregation Interaction
a. Did the provisional preside effectively with the people gathered for worship?*

Yes.No.
Share specific examples to support your choice above.*
b. Are pastoral concerns received in the context of worship? If so, how?*
c. Does the provisional understand his or her role in the liturgy?*

Yes.No.
Share specific examples to support your choice above.*
Share the provisionals top gifts and growing edges for worship leadership:*
Addendum D: Vocational Identity in Ministry

During Year 1 of Provisional Membership the District Superintendent will meet with and evaluate the provisional elder appointed to an extension appointment in the areas of vocational identity and effectiveness in ministry.
Date of Meeting with Provisional *

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Choose how your meeting occurred:*

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1. Share how the provisional elder is living out their call as elder to word, service, sacrament, and order in this specific ministry setting?*
2. Describe the provisional's leadership style:*
3. What are this provisional's named strengths and growing edges at this moment in time as it pertains to vocational identity?*
4. How does this provisional interweave Wesleyan theology in their ministry setting?*
5. What evidence do you see that this candidate is able to work collegially with their colleagues and other clergy in the area?*
Share what you have observed as the provisionals strengths and growing edges in the area of vocational identity.*
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Provisional Year 1: Addendums A & D

Addendum A: Assessing Worship Leadership

1. Use of Word and Table

2. Use of Scripture

3. Delivery

4. Clergy - Congregation Interaction

Addendum D: Vocational Identity in Ministry

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