Bishops’ Advisory Panel
On Selection for Training for Ordained Ministry
Pastoral Adviser's Assessment Sheets
The purpose of a Bishops' Advisory Panel is to make a recommendation to a
Bishop about whether a candidate should enter training for Ordained
Ministry in the Church of England (or the Scottish Episcopal Church).
The attached sheets are to assist you in your task of writing a report which
explains your recommendation
You should begin using the attached sheets now to record evidence in
relation to the Criteria for which you are responsible gleaned from the
Registration Form, Written Reflection, Sponsoring Papers and References.
Additional evidence will be collected throughout the meeting of the Panel
from the Personal Inventory, the Interview, the Presentation, the Group
Discussion and the Pastoral Exercise.
You are strongly recommended to complete the ‘Interview’ section on the
attached sheets as soon as the interview is over.
By the time of Moderation on the fourth day you should have written about
75 to 100 words (not including the comments regarding Presentation, Group
Discussion and Pastoral Exercise) in relation to each Criterion that you are
exploring.
You may wish to refer to Chapter 10 in the Bishops' Selection Advisers'
Handbook for more detailed information about these sheets.
NAME of CANDIDATE
TIME of INTERVIEW
The Ministry Division of The Archbishops’ Council of The Church of England
( this document is available electronically: www.cofe-ministry.org.uk/adviser)
PASTORAL ADVISER - CRITERIA FOR SELECTION: CORE ELEMENTS
Personality and Character
D
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Self-awareness and self-acceptance.
Emotional stability
Maturity and integrity.
Appropriate self-confidence.
Stamina, robustness and resilience.
Potential for self-development and growth.
Relationships
E
(Don’t forget to include sentences from the Group Discussion as Chair and Group
Member, as well as from the Pastoral Exercise. These are additional to your word
count.)
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Capacity to develop healthy personal, professional and pastoral relationships.
Able to relate to people different from themselves.
Potential to exercise effective pastoral care.
They should be able to accept the standards of sexual morality expected of ordained
ministers and be willing to live within the disciplines in Issues in Human Sexuality.
Leadership and Collaboration
F
(Don’t forget to include sentences from the Presentation, Group Discussion as Chair
and Group Member, as well as from the Pastoral Exercise. These are additional to
your word count.)
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Knowledge and understanding of leadership.
Potential for exercising leadership.
Effective communication skills.
Potential for collaborating with others.
Ordained Ministry at incumbent level or equivalent
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Potential for creative leadership.
Potential for exercising team leadership.
PASTORAL ADVISER - ASSESSMENT SHEET
CRITERION D: PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER
NAME of CANDIDATE:
Please write in the spaces below the evidence gleaned from the various sources with
regard to this Criterion. Some of the evidence may be conflicting and contradictory and
you will need to bear all of it in mind when deciding whether or not the candidate has met
the Criterion set by the House of Bishops. You should leave a box blank only if you are
convinced that there is no evidence relevant to this Criterion.
Registration
Form
Written
Reflection
Sponsoring
Papers
(DDO)
References
Personal
Inventory
Interview
Presentation
Group
Discussion
Pastoral
Exercise
What Mark do you give the Candidate for this Criterion?
6
5
4
3.5
3
2
1
PASTORAL ADVISER - ASSESSMENT SHEET
CRITERION E: RELATIONSHIPS
NAME of CANDIDATE:
Please write in the spaces below the evidence gleaned from the various sources with
regard to this Criterion. Some of the evidence may be conflicting and contradictory and
you will need to bear all of it in mind when deciding whether or not the candidate has met
the Criterion set by the House of Bishops. You should leave a box blank only if you are
convinced that there is no evidence relevant to this Criterion.
Registration
Form
Written
Reflection
Sponsoring
Papers
(DDO)
References
Personal
Inventory
Interview
Presentation
Group
Discussion
Pastoral
Exercise
What Mark do you give the Candidate for this Criterion?
6
5
4
3.5
3
2
1
PASTORAL ADVISER - ASSESSMENT SHEET
CRITERION F: LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION
NAME of CANDIDATE:
Please write in the spaces below the evidence gleaned from the various sources with
regard to this Criterion. Some of the evidence may be conflicting and contradictory and
you will need to bear all of it in mind when deciding whether or not the candidate has met
the Criterion set by the House of Bishops. You should leave a box blank only if you are
convinced that there is no evidence relevant to this Criterion.
Registration
Form
Written
Reflection
Sponsoring
Papers
(DDO)
References
Personal
Inventory
Interview
Presentation
Group
Discussion
Pastoral
Exercise
What Mark do you give the Candidate for this Criterion?
6
5
4
3.5
3
2
1