Sub-Committee Members

Convener:  Mrs Darryl Sinclair       Secretary:  The Revd Christine Craven
Miss Margaret Compton, Dr David Cutler, Ms Elaine Gentles, Mrs Janine Lawley,  Mr Monty Helmn, Mr Alan Small, Dr Jean Stevenson, Mrs Joyce Sutcliffe, Dr Chris Whitehead, Revds Ray Adams, Craig Bowman, Marilyn Allen, Alison Davies, Thomas Heggie, Graham Hoslett, Denise Megson, Michael Mewis, Lythan Nevard, Rachel Poolman, Peter Poulter, Kevin Watson and Hilma Wilkinson

CRCW Assessment Panel: 

Mrs Kathleen Stephenson, Ms Alison Trimble, Mr Andrew Edwards, Mr Graham Ghaleb, Revds Susan Armitage and Bob Day

1     Since the report to General Assembly 2000 there have been several changes in the membership of the National Assessment Board. The change of Convener has been noted in the main Ministries Committee section of this report but in addition the Ministries Committee wishes to record appreciation of the commitment of all who serve on the Assessment Board and the CRCW Assessment panel.

2     6 Assessment Conferences and 4 Reassessment days were held during 2000 and 2001

2.1   48 candidates attended the National Assessment Conferences in 1999/2000;

22 for stipendiary service
16 for non-stipendiary service
2 Church Related Community Workers
8 Re-Assessment (transfer from non- stipendiary to stipendiary service)

2.2   40 were finally accepted for training or transfer as a result of Assessment Conference recommendations and Synod decision;

19 stipendiary service
13 non-stipendiary service
1 Church Related Community Workers
7 Re-Assessment

2.3   39 candidates attended the National Assessment Conferences in 2000/2001;

17 for stipendiary service
16 for non-stipendiary service
2 Church Related Community Workers  
4 Re-Assessment (transfer from non-stipendiary to stipendiary service)

2.4   29 were finally accepted for training or transfer as a result of Assessment Conference recommendations and Synod decision;

12 stipendiary service
12 non-stipendiary service
2 Church Related Community Workers
3 Re-Assessment

3.1   A pastoral concern for candidates formed the major part of the thinking behind the ÔCriteria for AssessmentÕ agreed by General Assembly in 1997. Previously many candidates went through the whole range of interviews even though there were doubts at an early stage about their calling to the ministry of Word and Sacraments or Church Related Community Work amongst those who interviewed them. The eventual decision by the Synod not to recommend an individual for training was often unexpected as far as the candidate was concerned and so the disappointment was even more intense.

3.2   The Criteria for Assessment has meant that a greater number of candidates are not sent by District Council to the National Assessment Conferences and candidates can therefore reassess their sense of calling and the form of their service at an earlier stage. This can also lead to a significant reduction in the number of candidates sent forward for training and this was particularly apparent during the academic year 2000/2001 which produced the smallest number of candidates accepted for training by the Synods for some years.

4     The annual November consultation at Windermere continues both to provide valuable training for those involved in the training of candidates and to develop co-operation between the Board and the Synod committees.  All those concerned with the assessment process continue to share a concern that those not accepted for training should receive not only continuing pastoral support within their Districts and Synods but also guidance in order to discern the form of ministry they can exercise as part of the mission of the whole people of God in the world.

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