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Lay
Preachers Newsletter February 2008
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Continuing Ministerial Education
From September 2000 all URC CRCWs and Ministers of Word
and Sacrament are encouraged to take up to 2 weeks study leave a year.
Grants of up to £700 a year are available to meet
costs. Many different forms of study and learning are eligible for
a full or partial grant.
Grants are administered by the Synod Ministerial
Training Officer to whom completed CME application forms should be
returned, preferably 3 months before the event in question.
Once the training / study has taken place a CME report
form must be returned to the Synod and to the URC Secretary for CME.
Sabbaticals
CRCW's and Ministers of Word and Sacrament are eligible
for a sabbatical of up to 3 months duration after every 10 years of
service.
The Synod Ministerial Training Officer, the URC
Secretary of CME and the Cheshunt Foundation at Westminster College are
all sources of information about a range of sabbatical opportunities and
sources of funding.
The URC offers grants of up to £1,200 towards the cost
of a sabbatical. Planning for sabbaticals should start as far in
advance as possible. The approval of both District and local
pastorate must be sought and plans discussed in some detail with the
Synod Ministerial Training Officer.
More information is provided with the sabbatical grant
application form and can be obtained from ministerialtraining@urcwestmidlands.org.uk
United
Reformed Church
Ecumenical Committee
International Exchange
Sub-Committee
Belonging to the World Church – CME Grants
In discussion with the Training Committee and the Secretary for
Continuing Ministerial Education the following guidelines have been
agreed.
1.
Ministers and CRCWs, eligible according to CME
criteria, will be eligible not more than once every five years for an
additional Ongoing Education and Training (ONET) grant for the cost of
travel and related expenses (e.g. accommodation necessitated by the
travel, health precautions, insurance and any other particular costs)
which arise from travelling overseas as part of their continuing
ministerial education.
2.
For Europe and North America the grant is up to £350.
3.
For anywhere else in the world (excluding the Holy
Land) the grant is up to £750.
4.
The Holy Land is excluded because there are
alternative sources of money available for education and training
purposes in the Holy Land. Application
for grants from these sources should be made directly to the
International Relations office using form BWC-GH
5.
After the travel is completed, reports will be
required (form BWC-R) and should be sent to the CME Training Officer,
who will forward copies to the International Relations Programme Officer
and the Secretary for Continuing Ministerial Education.
6.
The International Exchange Sub-Committee will
receive regular reports from the International Relations Programme
Officer on the recipients of these grants, the amounts involved and the
purposes for which they are being used.
7.
The International Relations Programme Officer
accepts applications approved by Synod CME Training Officers. Once a
year the International Relations Programme Officer and CME Training
Officers will discuss the kinds and value of international experiences
during sabbaticals and annual leaves.
8.
If this does not resolve the matter, the
application will be referred to the International Exchange
Sub-Committee.
9.
Where appropriate and possible grants will be
sought from CWM to offset the cost of the programme and this may involve
completing an additional form, which will be supplied by the
International Relations office.
10.
Grants will be administered by Synod CME Training
Officers and paid for by the Synod. The Synod will then seek
reimbursement from the Belonging
to the World Church programme using form BWC-P.
The International Relations Programme Officer will administer
this.
Forms:
BWC-G
Grant application form
BWC-GH
Grant application form – Holy Land
BWC-R
Report form
BWC-P
Synod reimbursement form
Downloadable Forms -
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CME Grant Form 2
CME
Sabbatical Report Form
CME
Expense Claim Form 2
Sabbatical Form
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