The Church and Ministry Division of the Southwest Association oversees ministerial standing, pastoral relations, professional standards, in-care students, the relationship of pastors to parishes and specialized ministry. One of its functions is to authorize pastoral ministry for the Association.
Church and Ministry Update – The Division on Church and Ministry has adopted a new policy regarding ministers who request a transfer of their standing from another association into the SW Association. This is necessary when a congregation calls a new pastor from outside this area and the Division on Church and Ministry must grant him or her standing on behalf of the Association before that pastor can be formally installed as pastor. The significant change in the new policy is that the Association the person is coming from must forward any pertinent documents from the minister’s file as well as a letter of transfer.
You can read the whole SWA Policy-for-Transferring-Standing-1
New Authorized Ministry Compensation Guidelines
Anti-racism Training Policy for Authorized Ministers
Here is the link to Rev. Thomson’s letter about the anti-racism policy.
Members of Church & Ministry Division
Bradshaw, Rev. Ruth – Chair
Term end 2025
Breedlove, Lynn
Term end 2022
Brumm, Steve
Term end 2023
Drewsen, Rev. Ted
Staff Liaison
Drewsen, Rev. Ted
Term end 2023
Hackman,Rev.Todd
Term end 2022
Hazen, Rev. Eldonna
Term end 2025
Hodgkins, Kathy
Term end 2022
Kolden, Rev. Laura
Term end 2025
Pleva, Rev. Rich
Term ends 2022
Pugh, Dr. Tom– Registrar
Term end 2022
Thomley, Zanya
Term ends 2022
Viney, Ms. Gretchen
Term ends 2025
Voight, Rev. Beth
Term end 2022
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