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	From Call to Settlement
	by Lloyd M. Hall, Jr.
APPENDIX E - Agenda for the Council
The Call to Order The Constituting Prayer Reading of the Letter Missive Roll Call of the Churches and Declaration of Quorum		Moderator of the Inviting Church Selected Senior Clergy Person Clerk of the Inviting Church Clerk of the Inviting Church
Nomination and Election of Permanent Moderator Moderator of the Inviting Church (N) has agreed to serve if nominated and elected) Nomination and Election of a Scribe for the Council Moderator ((N) has agreed to serve if nominated and elected) Seating of Honorary Members of the Council MOTION: To seat the Honorary Members of the Council with voice but not vote. Presentation of the Records of the Church Clerk of the Inviting Church Minutes of the Church's actions regarding ordination⁴⁰ Minutes of the Church's action to call an Ecclesiastical Council MOTION: That the presentation of the records of the Church be deemed sufficient.
Presentation of the Records of the Candidate ⁴¹		Candidate
Record of Church Membership Record of In-care status Record of Licensure Certification of Baccalaureate Degree Certification of Seminary Degree Record of CFTS Certification Letters of Recommendation Certification of Call to (N) Church MOTION: That the presentation of the records of the candidate be deemed sufficient. Presentation of faith and Christian experience. Candidate Roll Call for Public Questioning Moderator and Scribe MOTION: That the presentation by the candidate be deemed sufficient and that the Council sit by itself. (The candidate, all members of the inviting Church, and all guests will retire, leaving the members of the Council alone. Honorary members and non-delegate members of invited Churches may remain with voice but not vote.) MOTION: That the Council find the records and procedures satisfactory and proceed with the (N) Congregational Church to the ordination and installation of (N) as (office).
Discussion Roll Call of the Churches (each Church voting)		Moderator and Scribe
Appointment of Notification Committee (Candidate, Church members, and guests are invited to return to hear the result.) Review of the Minutes so far MOTION: That the Moderator and Scribe be authorized to complete the minutes of the Council and to forward copies, each duly signed, to (candidate), the (inviting) Congregational Church of (municipality), the Congregational Library in Boston, the West Coast Congregational Library in Los Angeles, the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches, and the (local) Association Presentation of Program for the service of Ordination MOTION: That the program be deemed satisfactory. Motion to recess and dissolve MOTION: That the Council now stand in recess and be dissolved with the Benediction at the conclusion of the public service.

⁴⁰ For installation, with or without ordination, records should be presented of the Church's call, including the record of the votes and terms and conditions of the call ⁴¹ Ordained candidates for installation will need to present only 1) record of Church membership; 2) certification of ordination (preferably with a copy of the minutes from the ordination Council); and 3) copy of letter of positive response to the Church's call. Candidates not ordained with a Congregational Council should present academic records and, if from another denomination, certification of "good standing" in the previous denomination.
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches PO Box 288, Oak Creek, WI 53154
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