If you are serving as interim pastor of a congregation, you are not eligible to be considered for call to the congregation. Associates in ministry, deaconesses, and diaconal ministers are not free to contact pastors or congregations concerning a new call nor are pastors or congregations free to make direct contact with these rostered leaders. As with the call process for pastors, all inquiries are to be made directly to the bishop or his staff. Remember that what happens in the call process is confidential until the council recommends a candidate to the congregation. Please do not discuss your candidacy with colleagues in the ministry.
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