CLM Recommendation for District Superintendents

Thank you for your work supporting laity who experience a call to certified lay ministry. If you have any questions about this recommendation form, please reach out to Leah Wiebe-Smith (lwiebesmith@nccumc.org) or Josey Snyder (josey.snyder@nccumc.org).

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About the Recommender

This recommendation form is for district superintendents and serves as the BOD required letter of recommendation for laity who will be certified or re-certified as a CLM. This form can be filled out before or after the CLM/candidate meets with dCOM and is needed every two years for CLMs to maintain active certification.

Your Name(Required)

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Your Email(Required)

We will email you a copy of your recommendation. Members of the Conference Committee on Lay Servant Ministries will also have access to review your recommendation. The CLM candidate will not receive a copy.

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About the CLM / CLM Candidate

Name of CLM / CLM Candidate(Required)

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Have you had an opportunity to meet and get to know this layperson?(Required)

It is the CLM / CLM candidate’s responsibility to build their team and to communicate with their pastor and district superintendent. If you have not had sufficient communication with this layperson, we can let them know to reach out to your office to request a conversation.

Yes, I am familiar with this CLM / CLM candidate and their gifts for ministry.

Please have this candidate reach out to my office to request a conversation.

Recommendation(Required)

Do you recommend this layperson for certification / recertification as a certified lay minister?

Yes! I rejoice in affirming God’s call on this person to certified lay ministry.

I support certifying this candidate, with some reservations.

No, I cannot support certifying this candidate at this time.

Explanation(Required)

Please share why you have reservations or cannot support this person’s certification at this time.

Assignment & Clergy Mentor(Required)

Once certified, it is the district superintendent’s role to assign the CLM to a ministry where they will serve as a part of a ministry team. This assignment includes naming a clergy mentor to oversee their ministry.

This CLM will be assigned to work within their local church.

This CLM will be assigned as a lay pastor of another congregation.

This CLM will be assigned to a ministry outside of the local church.

We are still discerning where this CLM will be assigned.

Clergy Mentor(Required)

All CLMs work as part of a ministry team and need a clergy mentor. When a CLM is assigned to a ministry in their local church, their pastor is usually the clergy mentor. When CLMs serve as a lay pastor, the DS assigns another clergyperson to serve as the clergy mentor. If you have not yet selected a clergy mentor, please simply write “to be determined.”

Additional Information

Is there anything else you would like to share with the Conference Committee on Lay Servant Ministries before they meet to vote on CLM certifications?

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