Ministerial Education Commission

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	Guidelines for Principals' Annual reports to MEC.[36k]
	Template for requesting Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Studies [108k]
	Template for requesting Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Studies Phase 2 [120k]
	"Seeking a Heart of Wisdom" - Guidelines for Continuing Education for Uniting Church Ministers [81k]
	Fostering Continuing Education for Ministers in your Presbytery: Ideas for implementing “Seeking a Heart of Wisdom” [56k]
	Guidelines for the third phase of ministerial education - Ministry Intern Phase [120k]
	Pastoral Supervision: Introducing a process of reflection on ministry experience.[275k]

The Ministerial Education Commission has national responsibility in the area of theological education within the Uniting Church. It:

• recognises colleges that are approved training centres and maintains oversight of these
• sets pre-requisites for admission as candidates for various ministries
• prescribes minimum requirements for courses of study
• issues certificates for completion of studies for various ministries
• encourages ecumenical education
• recommends to Assembly, policies and standards for continuing education

The Commission's Executive is located in New South Wales but the full Commission meets nationally once a year. The MEC has various working groups located in different Synods. These working groups consider matters and advise the MEC and its Executive. The Executive and working groups are located as follows:

• Executive Commission - Victoria
• Working Group on Education for Ministry of the Word - Revd Dr Anna Grant-Henderson  SA
• Working Group on Education for Ministry of Deacon - Revd. Jonathan Barker
• Working Group on Education for Youth Worker - Mr Bruce Mullan QLD
• Working Group on Education for Lay Preacher - Mr George Olney WA
• Working Group on Education for Lay Pastor - Revd Barbara Bailey QLD
• Working Group on Education for Community Minister - (we do not have anyone as yet for this position)
• Working Group on Continuing Education  - Revd (Deacon) Gay Loftus

Chairperson: Rev. Chris Udy

Secretary: Ms Karyl Davison

Address c/- Dean of Candidates' Office
16 Masons Drive
NORTH PARRAMATTA NSW 2151
Phone: 02 8838 8920

The following are the recognised Theological Colleges of the Uniting Church in Australia.

In all its work the Commission is committed to national consultation via e-mail, teleconferences and networking, maintaining national standards with a degree of flexibility that recognises the variable contexts of each Synod.

The Commission may be contacted 

• By phone (02) 8838 8920
• By email gwenr@nsw.uca.org.au

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