{"id":7796,"date":"2024-03-14T17:17:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T21:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/?page_id=7796"},"modified":"2024-03-15T07:23:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T11:23:08","slug":"ds-recommendation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/certified-lay-minister\/ds-recommendation\/","title":{"rendered":"CLM Recommendation for District Superintendents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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). <\/p>\n\n\n<script>\nvar gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,themeScriptsLoaded:!1,isFormEditor:()=>\"function\"==typeof InitializeEditor,callIfLoaded:function(o){return!(!gform.domLoaded||!gform.scriptsLoaded||!gform.themeScriptsLoaded&&!gform.isFormEditor()||(gform.isFormEditor()&&console.warn(\"The use of gform.initializeOnLoaded() is deprecated in the form editor context and will be removed in Gravity Forms 3.1.\"),o(),0))},initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.callIfLoaded(o)||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",()=>{gform.scriptsLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}),document.addEventListener(\"gform\/theme\/scripts_loaded\",()=>{gform.themeScriptsLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",()=>{gform.domLoaded=!0,gform.callIfLoaded(o)}))},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,r,e,t){gform.addHook(\"action\",o,r,e,t)},addFilter:function(o,r,e,t){gform.addHook(\"filter\",o,r,e,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook(\"action\",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook(\"filter\",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,r){gform.removeHook(\"action\",o,r)},removeFilter:function(o,r,e){gform.removeHook(\"filter\",o,r,e)},addHook:function(o,r,e,t,n){null==gform.hooks[o][r]&&(gform.hooks[o][r]=[]);var d=gform.hooks[o][r];null==n&&(n=r+\"_\"+d.length),gform.hooks[o][r].push({tag:n,callable:e,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(r,o,e){var t;if(e=Array.prototype.slice.call(e,1),null!=gform.hooks[r][o]&&((o=gform.hooks[r][o]).sort(function(o,r){return o.priority-r.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){\"function\"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window[t]),\"action\"==r?t.apply(null,e):e[0]=t.apply(null,e)})),\"filter\"==r)return e[0]},removeHook:function(o,r,t,n){var e;null!=gform.hooks[o][r]&&(e=(e=gform.hooks[o][r]).filter(function(o,r,e){return!!(null!=n&&n!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks[o][r]=e)}});\n<\/script>\n\n                <div class='gf_browser_gecko gform_wrapper gravity-theme gform-theme--no-framework' data-form-theme='gravity-theme' data-form-index='0' id='gform_wrapper_67' style='display:none'><form method='post' enctype='multipart\/form-data'  id='gform_67'  action='\/laity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7796' data-formid='67' novalidate>\n                        <div class='gform-body gform_body'><div id='gform_fields_67' class='gform_fields top_label form_sublabel_below description_above validation_below'><div id=\"field_67_24\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-honeypot gform_validation_container field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_67_24'>Comments<\/label><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_67_24'>This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.<\/div><div class='ginput_container'><input name='input_24' id='input_67_24' type='text' value='' autocomplete='new-password'\/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"field_67_17\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-section gfield--input-type-section gsection field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><h3 class=\"gsection_title\">About the Recommender<\/h3><div class='gsection_description' id='gfield_description_67_17'>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. <\/div><\/div><fieldset id=\"field_67_2\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-name gfield--input-type-name gfield--width-full gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label gfield_label_before_complex' >Your Name<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/legend><div class='ginput_complex ginput_container ginput_container--name no_prefix has_first_name no_middle_name has_last_name no_suffix gf_name_has_2 ginput_container_name gform-grid-row' id='input_67_2'>\n                            \n                            <span id='input_67_2_3_container' class='name_first gform-grid-col gform-grid-col--size-auto' >\n                                                    <input type='text' name='input_2.3' id='input_67_2_3' value=''   aria-required='true'     \/>\n                                                    <label for='input_67_2_3' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>First<\/label>\n                                                <\/span>\n                            \n                            <span id='input_67_2_6_container' class='name_last gform-grid-col gform-grid-col--size-auto' >\n                                                    <input type='text' name='input_2.6' id='input_67_2_6' value=''   aria-required='true'     \/>\n                                                    <label for='input_67_2_6' class='gform-field-label gform-field-label--type-sub '>Last<\/label>\n                                                <\/span>\n                            \n                        <\/div><\/fieldset><fieldset id=\"field_67_3\" class=\"gfield gfield--type-email gfield--input-type-email gfield--width-full gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--has-description field_description_above field_validation_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  ><legend class='gfield_label gform-field-label gfield_label_before_complex' >Your Email<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_text\">(Required)<\/span><\/span><\/legend><div class='gfield_description' id='gfield_description_67_3'>We will email you a copy of your recommendation. 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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. 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