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Boundary Training Required
for all CMA Clergy
CMA Council Meeting, February 19, 2007:
Juanita Bradley, representing CMA's Church and Ministry Committee, presented
the Committee's recommendation for mandatory boundary training and moved its
adoption by the Council. The recommendation provides as follows:
In order to maintain standing within the Chicago Metropolitan Association,
all clergy must take the required Boundary Training course by December 21,
2012. All persons seeking transfer of standing, privilege of call, or dual
standing must complete the boundary training required by the CMA within
1 year. All persons seeking ordination must complete the required boundary
training before ordination. Totally inactive clergy may be exempt from
boundary training. Retired clergy in any active role must receive the
required boundary training.
The recommendation was approved by the CMA Council and the requirement for
boundary training was forwarded to the CMA Annual Meeting on May 5, 2007
where it was also approved.
Motion approved at CMA Council Meeting on 2/19/07.
Approved by Chicago Metropolitan Association Annual Meeting on May 5, 2007.
Boundary Training Required
for all those In Care with CMA
Effective September 1, 2005, you cannot be ordained in CMA without having
taken a CMA sponsored or approved Boundaries Workshop.
The Chicago Metropolitan Association sponsors a number of two-day workshops
to increase awareness about the boundaries that exist between us and those
we serve.
Because of the seriousness of the issue, the Church and Ministry Committee
and the Association Council voted to require that all students In Care of
the Chicago Metropolitan Association complete Boundary Training before they
can be approved for Ordination by the Church and Ministry, effective September
1, 2005.
Click here to read or
download the letter from CMA sent in September 2004 to all In Care students
discussing this policy.
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Download Boundary Training
Registration Form HERE
Scheduled Boundary Training Workshops
New Boundary Training Dates Announced
The CMA Boundary Training Committee has set dates when training will be offered before the deadline:
March 16-17, 2012 (Fri/Sat)
June 22-23, 2012 (Fri/Sat)
Oct 12-13, 2012 (Fri/Sat)
These training dates have been set through December 2012, by which time all people with standing in CMA are required to have taken this training. The venue for each the program will be announced.
CMA boundary training uses the current Faith Trust Institute video-based
curriculum plus a variety of supplemental materials. This current boundary
training curriculum was first offered in January 2005. If you took CMA
boundary training before 2005, you will have to take it again based on the
new curriculum. This CMA training is accepted throughout the Illinois Conference.
Other UCC conferences may or may not accept this training.
At this point, CMA boundary training need only be taken once, so if you have
taken the training with CMA after 2004 and received a certificate, you do not
need to sign up again. Refresher courses may be offered in the future.
Each program will begin promptly at 9:00 am sharp on both days. Please plan
to arrive by 8:45 am. You must be on time. The program concludes at 5:00 pm
on the first day and 4:00 pm on the second day.
YOU MUST ATTEND ALL DAY BOTH DAYS TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THESE TRAININGS.
The registration fee is $30 ($10 for those In Care with CMA). The fee includes
all meals and materials both days.
Send your registration form and check (payable to CMA) to the CMA office.
Attendance is limited to 16 participants.
We believe this training will greatly enhance your effectiveness in
ministry and be a blessing to you and the people you serve. If you have
any questions about the training, please contact the Association Minister
at CMA at 773-324-7650.
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