The Commission on Ministry (COM) assists the Bishop and the Standing Committee under the provisions of Title III of the Canons of the General Convention and the Canons of the Diocese of Minnesota in the following ways:
- to determine the present and future needs for ministry;
- to solicit nominations of persons who demonstrate qualities of Christian commitment, leadership, vision, and responsiveness to the needs, concerns, and hopes of the world which mark them as desirable candidates for positions of leadership in the Church;
- to invite nominees to engage in a discernment process appropriate to their cultural background;
- to recruit and select persons for Holy Orders and guide and examine postulants, candidates for the diaconate and priesthood, in their journey to ordination;
- to provide continuing education of clergy and lay professionals employed in the church;
- to promote continuing education of clergy and lay professionals employed in the church;
- to support the development of the Ministry of the Laity.
Roster
Co-Chairs
The Rev. Gayle Marsh
Term Expires: 2007
Phone: 507-645-7417 E-mail: oralabora@comcast.net
Mr. Ted Nelson
Term Expires: 2007
Phone: 763-497-7622 E-mail: jrotnelson@aol.com
Voting Members
The Rev. Stephen Lander (Appointed by Bishop)
Term Expires: 2007
Phone: 612-927-9095 E-mail: sbcm@earthlink.com
Ms. Beverly Johnson (Appointed by Bishop, Standing Cmte. rep)
Term Expires: 2007
Phone: 651-646-839
The Rev. Paul Allick (Elected by Convention)
Term Expires: 2007
Phone: 952-997-3901 E-mail: allickpd@aol.com
Ms. Martha Beckwith (Elected by Convention)
Term Expires: 2007
Phone: 651-739-0618 E-mail: mjbeckwith@comcast.net
The Rev. Johnson Loud (Elected by Convention)
Term Expires: 2008
Phone: 715-262-4615 E-mail: revjloud@redwing.net
The Rev. Penelope Warren (Appointed by Bishop)
Term Expires: 2008
Phone: 763-546-0529 E-mail: pmwarren@earthlink.net
Ms. Loretta Balfe (Elected by Convention)
Term Expires: 2008
Phone: 507-263-0798 E-mail: l.balfe@mchsi.com
Ms. Mary Lou Oliverius (Appointed by Bishop)
Term Expires: 2008
Phone: 651-681-9835 E-mail: boliverius@msn.com
The Rev. Janie Delamater (Elected by Convention)
Term Expires: 2009
Phone: 651-429-5351 E-mail: revjoanie@comcast.net
Mr. Chris Haley (Elected by Convention)
Term Expires: 2009
Phone: 612-207-4434 E-mail: haleychris@aol.com
Mr. Jerry Tapp (Appointed by Bishop)
Term Expires: 2009
Phone: 651-736-0106 E-mail: jtapp@mmm.com
Ms. Jane Quesenberry-Nelson (Appointed by Bishop)
Term Expires: 2009
Phone: 218-729-5027 E-mail: jqnelson1@aol.com
Ex-Officio Members
Canon Gary Gleason, Canon to the Ordinary
Phone: 612-870-3304 E-mail: gary.g@episcopalmn.org
Canon Bronwyn Clark Skov, Canon Missioner
Phone: 612-870-3307 E-mail: bronwyn.s@episcopalmn.org
Mr. Ernie Miel, Parish Discernment Trainer
Phone: 612-789-3985 E-mail: mielX002@tc.umn.edu
The Rev. Ginny Padzieski Co-Chair, Diocesan Discernment
Phone: 507-287-6720 E-mail: gonpeas@attglobal.net
The Rev. Jim Young Co-Chair, Diocesan Discernment
Phone: 507-645-5778 E-mail: revjryoung@msn.com
The Rev. Paul Nancarrow Examining Chaplains (Priesthood)
Phone: 952-926-1646 E-mail: pauln@stgeorgesonline.org
Ms. Marla Hanley Examining Chaplains (Diaconate)
Phone: 651-222-8889 E-mail: mmhanley@stkate.edu
The Rev. Canon Sandi Holmberg, Canon Missioner/Total Ministry
Phone: 612-845-5106 E-mail: saholmberg@aol.com
The Ven. Irma Wyman, Archdeacon
Phone: 612-870-3322 E-mail: irma.w@episcopalmn.org
The Rev. Lydia Huttar Brown, Clergy Continuing Education
Phone: 651-735-8790 E-mail: lydiabrown10@msn.com
The Rev. Anne Scheible
Phone: 952-913-2656 E-mail: jascheib@aol.com
The Rev. Don Nesheim
Phone: 763-529-9079 E-mail: dnesheim@earthlink.net
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