Required Preparation: The Candidacy Summit is designed to allow participants ways to reflect on God’s call on their lives for ministry, be it as a lay person, a certified lay minister, a licensed local pastor, or an ordained clergy person. Toward this effort, it is important to consider one’s life and the moments where God’s call has been experienced.
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As you prepare to participate in the Candidacy Summit, you will need to complete the following:
Write a Call Statement which captures the pivotal moments in which you have experienced God’s call upon your life.
The Statement should be no less than a page, and no more than two pages.
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Complete the River of Life exercise which is designed to help you review your life in a variety of aspects. The instructions for this exercise are below.
The River is intended as a semi-artistic assignment. You are encouraged to draw/color your river as well as using words and symbols.
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Put It All Together by mapping the major points of your Call Statement in the midst of your River of Life. After your River of Life Exercise, you will be directed to return to your Call Statement and put the two together.
You can find a link to this prepatory work here: https://vaumc.org/candidacysummit/