Committees on Ministry
Posted by Annette Marquis on February 14, 2008
One of the top questions I receive from congregational leaders is about Committees on Ministry (COM). The following resources are good guides to get started as you organize or reorganize your COM. The UUA has developed two valuable references:
Assessing Our Leadership (PDF) was published in June 2001, and offers ideas on developing and implementing a process for the ongoing evaluation of a congregation’s leadership, both clergy and lay.
The companion tool, Congregational Self-Assessment (PDF), helps congregations take a careful look at their overall ministry.
Other COM resources:
Growing a Practice of Shared Ministry: The learning and teaching work of Committees on Ministry by Beverly Sadownick Smrha, District Consultant, Pacific Central District of the Unitarian Universalist Association
You can also find a useful tool in the The UUA Congregational Handbook for conducting an annual assessment of the congregation’s ministry (Annual Review of a Congregation).
An article in the UUA’s Leader’s Library addresses COM’s:
Committes on Minister Not Just For the Minister
Mid-South District offers a great overview of COM’s in this workshop handout:
So what does a Committee on Minister do?
