Ministry Formation
The Ministry Formation Committee has now been dissolved. The work of this former Committee is now done by the Ministry Working Group that reports to the PPW Pastoral Relation Committee. General information about candidates and periods of discernment can be found below.
Candidates
A candidate is a person who has completed a period of discernment, and who is studying to become an ordained minister within the UCA. There is more information on the VicTas Synod Website. https://victas.uca.org.au/ministry-mission/seeking-ordination/
Period of Discernment (PoD)
The Uniting Church’s Period of Discernment (PoD) is about exploring the various ministries of the Uniting Church, articulating your own growing sense of call or vocation, and providing some further steps towards discernment by you and the councils of the Church.
Discernment is the intentional practice by which a community or an individual seeks, recognises, and sets out to take part in the activity of God in a real-world situation.
In the Uniting Church discernment of gifts for ministry is both individual and communal, and uses the Period of Discernment to explore the shape of personal vocation and its expression in the world and the Church.
To apply to do a PoD – talk to your minister and contact the secretary of Presbytery. All the forms can be found on here: Period of Discernment Resources – Uniting Church in Australia. Synod of Victoria and Tasmania