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Search Committee Chair/Representative: please complete item 2 |
Ministerial Settlement Representative: following the second consultancy, please either print and mail this form (Word) (PDF) to the UUA Settlement Office, 25 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02108, or complete the following online form. |
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| MSR Email: |
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1. Congregation Information |
| Name: |
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| Address: |
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| City, State: |
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2. Chair of Ministerial Search Committee |
| Name: |
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| Address: |
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| City, State: |
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| Email: |
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| Daytime Phone: |
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Alternate contact (in case chair is unavailable or without email) |
| Name: |
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| Email: |
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| Daytime Phone: |
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Estimated Compensation (This information to be entered on "Application for a called Minister") |
| 3. Estimated salary & housing to be offered next minister |
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| Will benefits and professional expenses entitle the congregation to Fair Compensation status? (select one) |
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Yes
No |
4. Estimated Timetable for the Committee's Search |
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Date |
| Search committee retreat: |
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| Survey to be sent out: |
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| "Beyond Categorical Thinking" workshop to be held: |
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| Ministerial and congregational profiles to be completed: |
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| MSR to be asked to review Congregational Record for "unveiling": |
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| Survey tabulation and draft agreement to be sent to Settlement Office: |
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| Packet to be completed: |
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| Date of third consultancy (no sooner than four weeks after unveiling): |
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| Ministerial Records to be made available, MSR to consult on planning and execution of final stages of the process: |
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| 5. Do you foresee any special problems which make this timetable doubtful? |
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Committee |
| 6. Has this committee gone on retreat? If not, is there any question that they will do so in a timely manner? |
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| 7. Do you foresee any particular problems with this committee? |
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8. Congregation |
| Please give your assessment of or reflections on the congregation (lay leadership strength, sense of purpose and goals, financial support, morale, age, growth potential, adequacy and quality of support staff), board (commitment, breadth of horizons, concept of ministry), and search committee (capacity to choose a minister for the church's future). Use extra space as necessary! |
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9. Checklist for Topics to be Covered with the Search Committee
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Role of the MSR (coach, consultant, cheerleader) |
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Roles to be allocated among search committee members and beyond |
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Use of the Settlement website |
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The equal opportunity policies of the UUA |
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The realities affecting the ministers wishing to be considered |
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The need for confidentiality about ministers |
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Etiquette in the search process |
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Recruiting |
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The realism of the timetable for selecting a candidate/settling a new minister |
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How the committee can continue to inform the congregation of its progress (confidentiality about ministers, not secrecy about process) |
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The ministerial and congregational profiles vs. the congregational survey |
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Choosing and arranging neutral pulpits |
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The crucial importance of the search committee retreat |
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Settlement Director's availability for consultation by email (or by telephone, with appointment set by email if possible)
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Search Committee Luncheon at GA |
Complete
your expense voucher for this visit.
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