Phase IIa: Certified Candidacy Renewal

Phase IIA: Certified Candidacy Renewal

Mission Rivers District
This form is for Certified Candidacy Renewal steps in the Mission Rivers District. If you are in a different district do not use this form. Visit the forms page on the Conference website to find the form for your District.

Congratulations on completing another year of being a Certified Candidate in the United Methodist hurch in Virginia! We are grateful for God's call upon your life and want to see your ministry continue to flourish.

You will need three documents to complete this step of the Candidacy Renewal Process.
- If you are enrolled, a transcript from your school, college, or seminary showing process in eduation from the past 12 months.
- A written report from the candidate on service and ladership in the church with reference to 310.2a (ie. growth in these areas since certification)
- Annual recommendation of renewal by your home church charge conference or equivalant body as determined by the District Committee on Ordained Ministry
Jotform does have the ability to save but in order to diminish the possibility of error, you are encouraged to obtain your transcripts, write your report, and obtain the recommendtion from your charge conference FIRST before you begin to fill out this form.

After the form has been submitted it will automatically be submitted to your dCOM chair. They will contact you for a renewal interview shortly thereafter.
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Report on Ministry and Sense of Call
Provide a written report with reference to ¶ 310.2a which invites reflection on your growth in service and leadership in the church, shifts or confirmations in your beliefs as a Christian, your understanding of your gifts for ministry, the elements of your support system, and your current sense of call to become a licensed local pastor, an ordained deacon, or ordained elder in the United Methodist Church.
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Annual Recommendation of Renewal

From your home church charge conference or equivalent body as determined by your dCOM
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Request for Candidacy Renewal Interview
I have completed all of the previously required steps and...

I request an interview with the District Committee on Ordained Ministry for the purpose of renewing my candidacy with the United Methodist Church.If renewed, I would like to work toward licensing as a local pastorIf renewed, I would like to work toward becoming an ordained deaconIf renewed, I would like to work toward becoming an ordained elder
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