Candidates' Process 2019/20 Opens on 1 April


The next round of the Tauiwi Candidates' Process 2019/20 opens from 1 April to 30 September 2019.  If you are considering offering this year or if you know someone in your parish who is considering doing so, please contact Mission Resourcing to arrange for an initial interview.
​From 2018/19 the post of Synod Candidates' Convenor was abolished however, in synods which have to process a large number of applicants each year, those synods may wish to continue with the appointment of a Synod Candidates' Convenor [SCC] who may assist the candidates and parish presbyter in their duties and preparation.
​The role of Synod Candidates' Convenors has been replaced by the Directors of Mission Resourcing working more closely with individual parishes and individual candidates to help them through the process.  In this way we will know that all candidates have been told everything they need to know right at the outset consistently across all synods.  This is because experience has shown that the majority of synods do not process candidates on a yearly basis so it is proving unfair to expect an SCC to remain current in the complicated and ever evolving processes of candidating.  The number of candidates processed annually at the national level is of a size that can more easily be coached by the Directors themselves.
​The Directors will assist and advise all candidates but will play no part in the Assessment Panel's decision.  The Directors will offer consistent advice to help candidates present themselves with the highest degree of confidence that they are thoroughly prepared and meet the general criteria for ordained ministry.
​Prospective candidates for 2019/20 should now speak to their parish presbyter who should contact Mission Resourcing to book an initial interview with the Directors.

Candidating for Ordained Ministry

Everyone offering for Ordained Ministry in the Methodist
Church of New Zealand needs to do so through the Mission Resourcing Candidates Process.  
This is the process by which you and the church test your call to Ordained Ministry.  It is intended to help you clarify where God is calling you to be, no matter the outcome.  It is our hope that by the end of the process, no matter the outcome, you feel affirmed, enriched and enabled to serve God through either ordained or lay ministry.

Are there minimum
​standards all Candidates have to meet?


Yes, candidates are required to meet the criteria as set out in the Law Book (S2.31-3.14.2).
The criteria includes: 
  • All candidates must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.
  • Have been baptised and confirmed.
  • Be in active membership in the Church.
  • Each candidate is required to complete Lead Worship 1 as a basic requirement before candidating, or be a New Zealand qualified Methodist Lay Preacher.
  • Candidates must meet the Methodist Church Police Vetting requirements.
For further information containing all the criteria for Candidating 2019  read Guidelines for Candidates Application Process.

​

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send and who will go for us?"   And I said, "Here am I Lord, send me!"

Picture
ISAIAH 6:8


Candidating Timeframe and Checklist:

Each year candidates need to provide Mission Resourcing
with a variety of reports and information.  There are
specified dates by which these reports and information
need to be received.  Below you will find the timeframe and checklist relevant to the process: 
 

2019/2020:
Timeframe and Checklist