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Jobs in the ministry:
Community Ministery: There are three kinds of callings for community ministers:
1. Those who work independently or with an organization OUTSIDE of a congregation to serve the cause of Unitarian Universalism
2. Those who attempt to bridge congregations and secular organizations
3. Those who serve part-time in a congregation, and work part-time in a community organization.
The Ministry of Religious Education: Trains people as lay professional UU Religious Educators as well as Ministers of Religious Education.
International Ministry: For those serving overseas.
Qualities looked for in applicants for the ministry: a strong motivation to join the ministry, a balanced and healthy personality, a capacity for self-understanding, a concern for others, and intellectual and leadership abilities.
Process to joining the ministry:
http://www.uua.org/programs/ministry/credentialing/
To be an applicant for the ministry you must:
1. Graduate from college
2. Earn a Master of Divinity degree from a theological school approved by the Committee.
3. Be sponsored by a UU Congregation (and attend a UU Church for at least 2 years)
4. Complete an approved internship
5. Go through the interview process
The site lists the basic requirements for UU ministry as:
1. Career assessment program at a career center approved by the Ministerial Fellowship Committee
2. Candidacy status granted by an RSCC
3. Sponsorship by a UU Congregation
4. Master of Divinity degree or its equivalent;
5. Approved internship;
6. Basic unit of Clinical Pastoral Education;
7. Completion of the Reading List;
8. Interview with the Ministerial Fellowship Committee.
Similarly, ministers of Religious Education are required to: have a Master of Divinity or equivalent, graduate work in areas of Religious Education, A Clinical Pastoral Program, and a supervised ministerial internship.
Theological Schools Offering the Master of Divinity Degree:
The Unitarian Universalist Association is most closely related to two theological schools, Starr King School for the Ministry and Meadville/Lombard Theological School. In addition, the UUA maintains close ties with Harvard Divinity School which is non-denominational.
The education you receive at a theological school (in association with the UUA) will include courses on Unitarian Universalist history, polity, religious education and arts of ministry, counciling techniques, and classes on a variety of different spiritual paths. (Look at this link for some of the classes at the Starr King School: http://www.sksm.edu/academics/spring_2004.php)
Community Ministery: There are three kinds of callings for community ministers:
1. Those who work independently or with an organization OUTSIDE of a congregation to serve the cause of Unitarian Universalism
2. Those who attempt to bridge congregations and secular organizations
3. Those who serve part-time in a congregation, and work part-time in a community organization.
The Ministry of Religious Education: Trains people as lay professional UU Religious Educators as well as Ministers of Religious Education.
International Ministry: For those serving overseas.
Qualities looked for in applicants for the ministry: a strong motivation to join the ministry, a balanced and healthy personality, a capacity for self-understanding, a concern for others, and intellectual and leadership abilities.
Process to joining the ministry:
http://www.uua.org/programs/ministry/credentialing/
To be an applicant for the ministry you must:
1. Graduate from college
2. Earn a Master of Divinity degree from a theological school approved by the Committee.
3. Be sponsored by a UU Congregation (and attend a UU Church for at least 2 years)
4. Complete an approved internship
5. Go through the interview process
The site lists the basic requirements for UU ministry as:
1. Career assessment program at a career center approved by the Ministerial Fellowship Committee
2. Candidacy status granted by an RSCC
3. Sponsorship by a UU Congregation
4. Master of Divinity degree or its equivalent;
5. Approved internship;
6. Basic unit of Clinical Pastoral Education;
7. Completion of the Reading List;
8. Interview with the Ministerial Fellowship Committee.
Similarly, ministers of Religious Education are required to: have a Master of Divinity or equivalent, graduate work in areas of Religious Education, A Clinical Pastoral Program, and a supervised ministerial internship.
Theological Schools Offering the Master of Divinity Degree:
The Unitarian Universalist Association is most closely related to two theological schools, Starr King School for the Ministry and Meadville/Lombard Theological School. In addition, the UUA maintains close ties with Harvard Divinity School which is non-denominational.
The education you receive at a theological school (in association with the UUA) will include courses on Unitarian Universalist history, polity, religious education and arts of ministry, counciling techniques, and classes on a variety of different spiritual paths. (Look at this link for some of the classes at the Starr King School: http://www.sksm.edu/academics/spring_2004.php)
