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Ministry Services

• RCA CareLine through Quiet Waters Ministries
• Ministerial Opportunity Listing
• The Orderly Exchange of Ministers of Word and Sacrament (PDF)
  Principles, Policies, and Procedures for churches participating in the Formula of Agreement
• The Orderly Exchange of Ministers (PDF) between the RCA and the Christian Reformed Church in North America
• Response to H1N1 Flu (swine flu) (on the PC(USA) website)

Chaplaincy

• The Pastor/Chaplain and Deployment
• Military Chaplaincy (RTF)
• PlainViews: A Publication of the HealthCare Chaplaincy
• Putting a Face on Chaplains (PDF)

Ministering to Families Affected by Military Deployment
The U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains is grateful to partner with civilian clergy to more effectively minister to community based family members of the military Reserve Forces. The "Deployment Resources for America's Clergy" includes coming home brochures for soldiers and their families, stress management resources, ministry to soldiers in times of grief, resources to assist families of mobilized military Reserve Forces, and much more. Download the Deployment Resources (PDF).

Grants and Scholarships
New Jersey Beneficiary Fund Scholarship
Leadership Development Grant

Institutional Chaplaincy
Association of Professional Chaplains
The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc.

Ministry Services Resource Papers
Clergy Support Groups (RTF)
Mentoring Program (RTF)

Pastor Retirement
Holy God, We Lift Our Voices -- a hymn by Paul Stott and John R. Kleinheksel, Sr. (PDF)
Accompanying music (Midi file)

Pastoral Search
Handbook for Pastoral Search
Church Profile
Minister's Profile
Minister Call Form: PDF; Word Doc

Personnel Committees and Performance Reviews
A personnel committee in the local church (RTF)
Performance Reviews: Minister (RTF)
Performance Reviews: Elders and Deacons (RTF)
Evaluation of, by, for, and to the Clergy (RTF)
Maternity and Family Leave Policy (RTF)

Sabbaticals for the Pastor
A Sabbatical for the Pastor
Sabbatical Guide (RTF)

Sexual Ethics in Ministry
Sexual Ethics Code (RTF)
Sexual Misconduct: Dealing with Allegations (RTF)
Workshops for RCA pastors and professional church workers

Specialized Interim Ministry
Specialized Interim Ministry Handbook (RTF)
Other information
Specialized Interim Ministry Profile (RTF)
Electronic Specialized Interim Ministry Profile (Word)

For additional assistance, please contact Ellen Ratmeyer, coordinator of consistory training and ministry services, at (800) 722-9977 ext. 2957 or eratmeyer@rca.org or Elaine Tetreault, coordinator of pastoral services, at (212) 870-3252 or etetreault@rca.org

(RTF--rich text format--allows any word processing application to read the document.)