Ministerial Fellowship Committee

Purpose

The Ministerial Fellowship Committee (MFC) oversees the fellowship process for candidates for ministry and adjudicates disciplinary cases.

Makeup

• 6 lay leaders (3 of which are psychologists)
• 8 ministers in full fellowship:
• 4 appointed by the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association (UUMA)
• 4 appointed by the Board

Key Responsibilities

• Interviewing candidates for consideration of fellowship
• Reviewing and monitoring requirements for fellowshipped ministers
• Reviewing and adjudicating disciplinary cases
• Receiving waivers for candidacy and settlement
• Reviewing and revising the entire process and workings of the MFC

Requirements

• Emotional intelligence
• Excellent listening skills (repeated twice)
• Expansive consideration in appraising candidates for ministry
• Excellent professional boundaries
• Able to discern and communicate biases throughout group processes
• Strong sense of teamwork and collaboration with other committee members and UUA staff

Length of Term

2-year term with a limit of 8 years in full.

Meetings

• 3 in person
• Some additional online

Length of Meetings

4 days (Executive Committee is 5 days).