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ELECTION OF JNC AND THEIR ROLE: Timeframe and steps involved.
Notes prepared by GlynHowells Feb 2022
Setting up a JNC
From CongMeetingInfoSessionReport202220206
- John Snare, formally announced elections for members of a Joint Nominating Committee - JNC - (the JNC nomination form is here) for a new minister and for Church Councillors for 2022 (the Church Councillor Nomination form is here). The timetable for both elections is the same.
- Nominations Open February 6th
- Nominations Close February 27th
- Candidates announced March 6th
- Elections following all worship services on March 20th.
What the JNC does
- From talk to Neil 20/2/2022
- JNC likely to commence work by May or June.
- after election.
- after PPEP (Port Phillip East Presbytery) appoint 2 PLPs (Presbytery Liaison People).
- Two to 3 months to write Congregational Profile. Not easy.
- Must tie in with vision and role of minister.
- Needs to be carefully crafted.
- CC and presbytery need to approve.
- Synod Placements committee. Meets monthly
- Presbytery sends to Synod
- Advertise nationally? Need to decide.
- Has to be approved by Placements Committee (Synod: includes 2 presbytery reps)
- They give up to 3 names to JNC
- They see if these three ministers discern a calling.
- Exchange of profiles (between JNC or Placements Committee and potential ministers?]
- One or more conversations with different people at different times
- make a discernment – seek consensus.
- Eventually go to congregation.
- Could run into early next year.
- 3 months notice minimum needed for ministers in placements already