CHAPLAINCY COMMITTEE
Sub-Committe of Ministry Personnel and Education Divison

MANDATE

Accountability: The chaplaincy committee is accountable to Toronto Conference through the Division of Ministry Personnel and Education.
Responsibilities:

1. to be concerned about all chaplaincies where incumbents are United Church ministry personnel and/or where there is United Church funding;
   
   
2. to recommend policies to the Conference Division of Ministry Personnel and Education related to chaplaincies, and to project future needs and issues affecting the ministry of chaplains within the Conference;
   
   
3. to advocate for the ministry of chaplains both within the various courts of the church and within the institutions where chaplains are or have been ministering;
   
   
4. to build awareness of the ministry of chaplains among United Church congregations and members in the Conference;
   
   
5. to provide opportunities for mutual support of chaplains;
   
   
6. to make recommendations to the mission support committee regarding allocations for individual chaplaincies from the proportion of funds from the annual Conference mission support grant;
   
   
7. to provide pastoral oversight to chaplaincies, developing criteria for evaluation (similar to pastoral oversight provided by Presbyteries to pastoral charges);
   
   
8. to recommend to the appropriate Presbytery the covenant related to each United Church chaplain.
   
   
9. to meet regularly with chaplains for mutual support and challenge, discussion of issues and policies affecting chaplaincy, and continuing education.

Membership: chair or co-chairs
8 members
a representative of the chaplains

staff support: Conference personnel minister
74th annual meeting nominations committee resolution (R5)
Revised May 13, 1998, Executive minutes, ROP 1999, p. 208 (21) – Executive digest of actions.