Clergy Communities of Practice

Clergy Communities of Practice: The challenge for clergy is often how to find ways to be continually renewed in your own faith and practice. A clergy community of practice, is a group for those who have been in ministry for more than three years. The groups usually meet on a monthly basis, to intentionally:

Share information, insight and advice around case studies or situations in their ministry
Ponder common issues, explore ideas and act as sounding boards
Feel a bond in learning and spiritual support together
Value each other’s perspectives
Develop a common body of knowledge, practices and approaches
Develop personal relationships and established ways of learning, and interacting
Provide spiritual discernment and prayerful support

The groups are facilitated by a clergy colleague who receives specialized training and financial support in their role. The group forms its own covenant and decides on its schedule of meeting times.

As the Pastoral Excellence Program moves to becoming self-sustaining there will be a fee to join one of these groups; however, there is scholarship money available should you need assistance in covering these costs. Each participant will be invoiced in August for the full program year of group membership. The fee will be $250 per participant.

Groups will be forming based on geography and circumstances.

Please fill out the form found here with your current information and what group factors you would like us to help facilitate for you.

This information can be mailed or e-mailed to:
Kris LoFrumento, lofrumentok@macucc.org, or

c/o MACUCC One Badger Road Framingham, MA 01702.
* Groups will be forming on a continual basis. Please send us your information as soon as possible so we can work on placing you in a group.

We greatly appreciate your commitment to your own faith and spiritual growth and your commitment to the covenant with the wider church, as a clergy serving in the Massachusetts Conference.

If you have any questions, please be in touch with Sue Dickerman, Coordinator of the Pastoral Excellence Program, dickermans@macucc.org; 508-875-5233 or with Kris LoFrumento, Administrative Assistant to the Pastoral Excellence Program, lofrumentok@macucc.org; 508-875-5233 x274.

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