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How to Complete Addendums for Provisional Members
Addendums: Refer to spreadsheet to see people in your District and which addendums to use for each.

Provisional Year 1:
Provisional Elder Serving in a Local Church: Addendums A & C
– DS will make onsite or online visit to observe worship leadership
– DS will meet with the provisional as a follow up to the onsite visit in person or via zoom to assess the areas of pastoral care and visitation.

Provisional Elder Serving in an Extension Ministry: Addendums A & D
– DS will make onsite or online visit to observe worship leadership
– DS will meet with the provisional as a follow up to the onsite visit in person or via zoom to assess the areas of vocational identity and effectiveness in ministry.

Provisional Deacons: Addendums B & D– DS will make onsite or online visit to observe the area of proclamation of the word.
– DS will meet with the provisional as a follow up to the onsite visit in person or via zoom to assess the areas of vocational identity and effectiveness in ministry.

Provisional Year 2:
For Provisional Deacons and Elders: Addendum E
– DS will meet with the provisional in person or via zoom to assess the area of leadership.

Provisional Year 3 and Beyond the 3rd Year:
For Provisional Deacons and Elders Applying for Ordination and for Those not Applying Beyond the 3rd Year:
Addendum G
 – DS will meet with the provisional in person or via zoom to assess overall effectiveness in ministry.

For Provisional Deacons and Elders Not Applying for Ordination in the 3rd Year: Addendum F– DS will meet with the provisional in person or via zoom to assess teaching ministries.*To see the questions to ask for each addendum refer to the Provisional Handbook 2022-2023

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