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All clergy and laity interested in participating in the Leadership Fellows program should complete an application. All applicants will also need two recommendations (click here to access online recommendation form):

Clergy: Please request recommendations from your district superintendent and S/PPRC chair. (Note: If your DS nominated you for Fellows this year, then that counts as your DS recommendation.)
Laity: Please request recommendations from two people who are familiar with your leadership and involvement in the church context.

Prefer a Paper Application? You can download and print the Application and Recommendation forms and submit them by email to cle@nccumc.org or by mail to the Center for Leadership Excellence, 700 Waterfield Ridge Place, Garner, NC 27529.

If you have any questions about applying online, email cle@nccumc.org.

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Personal Data

Full Name*

Please enter your full name, as you would want it printed on your certificate upon completion of the program.

First Middle Last Suffix

Preferred Name

Enter the name you like to be called. This is the name we will use on your name tag, in emails, etc. First name is default.

Partner

What is the name of your lay or clergy partner who is submitting an application with you?

Church*

What is the name of your current church?

District*

Email*

Enter an email address that you check regularly. If you have an @nccumc.org, please enter that one.

Enter Email Confirm Email

Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Primary Phone

Please enter the phone number you would like us to call should we need to reach you.

Secondary Phone

If you would like to provide a secondary phone number, please enter it here.

Date of Birth

Clergy or Laity?*

Are you applying as clergy/pastor or as a lay partner?

Clergy

Laity

For Clergy

Status*

Degree / Training Received*

M.Div.

Course of Study

Other

Theological Education*

Where did you attend seminary or Course of Study?

Year Completed*

In what year did you receive your M.Div. or complete your Course of Study? (If your studies are ongoing, please indicate your anticipated year of completion.)

Date of Commission

Date of Ordination

Date Appointed to Current Appointment

Position*

What is your position or job title in your current appointment?

For Laity

Lay Position

If you have a specific lay role in your church (e.g. lay leader, member of staff parish committee, etc.), please indicate so here.

Length of Membership

How long have you been a member of this congregation?

Occupation/Profession

What is your current (or past) occupation/profession?

About Your Church

Please share some info with us about your church.

Average Worship Attendance

What is the average worship attendance in your church?

Type of Community

In what type of community is your church located?

Urban

Suburban

Rural

Other

Full-Time Clergy

How many full-time clergy are appointed to your church?

Part-Time Clergy

How many part-time clergy are appointed to your church?

Full-Time Lay Professional

How many full-time lay professionals are on staff at your church?

Part-Time Lay Professional

How many part-time lay professionals are on staff at your church?

About Your Previous Appointment

Please share some information with us about your (most recent) prior appointment. If you are currently serving in your first appointment, please skip this section.

Previous Appointment

Where did you serve in your (most recent) previous appointment?

Previous Position

What was your position or job title in this appointment?

Years in Appointment

How many years did you serve in this appointment?

Average Worship Attendance

What was the average worship attendance?

Type of Community

In what type of community was your this church located?

Urban

Suburban

Rural

Other

Full-Time Clergy

How many full-time clergy were appointed to this church?

Part-Time Clergy

How many part-time clergy were appointed to this church?

Full-Time Lay Professionals

How many full-time lay professionals were on staff?

Part-Time Lay Professionals

How many part-time lay professionals were on staff?

Leadership Development Information

Please respond in 1-2 paragraphs to each of the following questions. You may upload a word document or pdf of your responses.

What draws you to the Leadership Fellows program? What do you hope to gain from participating as a Fellow with clergy and laity?
What are three of your leadership strengths, and how do you use them in the local church?
What are your leadership challenges? What leadership abilities would you like to develop?
Core values of the Leadership Fellows Program include full participation and consistent attendance. What convinces you now is the time for this leadership development opportunity? How will you care for your commitments outside this program so that you can be fully present at all sessions?

File

Max. file size: 49 MB.

Assessments

List any assessment tools you have previously used (i.e. DISC profile, FIRO-B, 4 Elements, Myers-Brigg, Strengths Finder, Emotional Intelligence Quotient).

References, Commitment

Recommendations

For clergy, we require a recommendation from your District Superintendent and from the chair of the Staff/Pastor-Parish Relations Committee. These will be submitted separately, directly to the Center. Please indicate the names of these two individuals from whom we should expect recommendations on your behalf. ***Note: If you were nominated by your DS for the Fellows program this year, that nomination serves as your DS recommendation. Nominees need only submit a recommendation from their S/PPRC chair.

Recommendations

For laity, we request two recommendations from people who know you in a church-related capacity, such as the Lay Leader, Chair of S/PPRC, or someone who knows your leadership in the church. These will be submitted separately and confidentially, directly to the Center. Please indicate the names of the two individuals who will be submitting recommendations on your behalf.

Hotels*

The Center provides shared hotel rooms for those who live too far away from Raleigh to travel home on Monday evenings. (Singles are also available for those who contribute half of the cost.) Do you anticipate needing a hotel room for Fellows sessions?

Yes

Unsure

Other

Tuition*

Tuition is $1000/year per team or $500/year/person. We encourage churches to cover the full cost of tuition for the team. Do you anticipate that your church will cover your tuition? [You may select multiple options if needed.]

Yes, my church is prepared to cover the cost of tuition.

No, I intend to cover the cost of my own tuition.

I am clergy and intend to use my continuing education funds from Ministerial Relations toward tuition.

I am not sure.

I need to discuss strategies to raise funding for tuition, and possibly a partial scholarship.

Hidden

Tuition*

Tuition is $1000/year per team or $500/year/person. We encourage churches to cover the full cost of tuition for the team. Do you anticipate that your church will cover your tuition?

Yes, my church is prepared to cover tuition for our team.

No, I intend to cover the cost of my own tuition.

I am not sure.

I plan to use my continuing education funds from Ministerial Relations toward the cost of tuition.

I need to discuss strategies to raise funding for tuition, and possibly a partial scholarship.

Commitment*

I understand the commitments of the Leadership Fellows Program and I am willing to make and honor those commitments. Please accept my application for the Program.

I agree

I disagree

Name

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Personal Data

For Clergy

For Laity

About Your Church

About Your Previous Appointment

Leadership Development Information

References, Commitment

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