Texas Annual Conference

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Texas Annual Conference
Clergy Accountability Ministries

• Equipping clergy for greater effectiveness in
  ministry.

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First, We are not the hatchet crew sent to chop
off dead wood!
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What will help clergy be more effective?

• Four groups were formed to consider
• 360 type feedback assessments
• Personality and leadership style assessments
• Clear strategies for remedial help and
  compassionate exit strategies
• Review of the Annual Assessments by SPR and clergy

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Leadership Personality Styles

• The Birkman tool is recommended.
• Has been used for over 50 years.
• Only take it once.

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Birkman

• Conference pays annual subscription of 1500
• Trains 5 initial people as debriefing counselors

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Birkman

• Tool available to clergy for 59 per person
• Conference covers cost for some groups

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Birkman

• Recommend to BOM that the assessment be
  incorporated into the DCM program

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Birkman

• Assessment
• will be
• Confidential
• Voluntary

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The 360

• How do people see me?
• Especially my friends, associates, supervisors,
  congregants?

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360 Assessment

• Available on a voluntary and confidential basis
• Best context may be in a retreat or sabbatical
  setting.

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Remedial HelpExit

• Preventing problems.
• A safety net for transition, if necessary.

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Handling Conflict

• Training in reconciliation and conflict
  resolution for clergy and P/SPR committees.
• Resources available for handling grievances
  church members have.

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Cabinet Intervention

• Continue the Triad process where
• 3 Cabinet members meet with clergyperson
• Growth plan or action plan follows
• Plan placed in personnel file with access by
  clergyperson

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Complaints

• Formal complaints filed regarding clergy follow
  the Disciplinary steps
• Our committee submitted to the cabinet a form to
  be given to complainant by all superintendents.
  Calls on complainant to clarify how wronged.

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Annual Assessments
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P/SPR training

• Build a team approach
• Training and other resources readily available on
  the website
• Train P/SPR as encouragers and cultivators of
  clergy excellence

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Steps to better clergy assessment.

• Simplify form to be used by the PPR
• Complete clergy self-assessments/ PPR earlier in
  the year.
• Remove move indicator from the assessments
  (happen later)
• Recommend a simple, standardized clergy
  assessment by superintendent also.

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Meeting the goal of clergy better equipped to
lead churches in vital ministry for Jesus Christ.
Clergy Accountability Ministries Committee
members include Peter Cammarano William
Kerley Wayne Haglund Cheryl Smith
Gloria Jones Jerry Ann Jurenka Tina Moore
Gary Bagley Carol Turner, facilitator