Prairie Association

Illinois Conference  ·  United Church of Christ

617 N. 1st St., DeKalb, IL 60115  ·   (815) 758-3497   ·   prairie@prairieucc.org
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Local Church Resources

Some of these resources for local churches are in related to the process of search and call for a new pastor, others support the ongoing ministry of your church.  Most of these resources are self-explanatory, but some may require explanation and interpretation.  Acting Association Minister Kathy Lawes supports the search and call process in our churches and can be contacted at kalawes@prairieucc.org.

If you need pulpit supply

  1. Prairie Association Pulpit Supply List (in pdf format) -- Updated 1/12/07

For church leadership when your pastor leaves

  1. Our Pastor is Leaving (in pdf format) -- Note that this is for reference only; contact Prairie Association for a copy-ready version for a bulletin insert

  2. Making Interim Plans (in pdf format)

  3. Selecting A Search Committee (in pdf format)

  4. Order of Commissioning of a Search Committee (in pdf format)

For the Search Committee

  1. Information for Search Committees (in pdf format)

  2. Guidelines & Suggestions for Search Committees and Candidates (in pdf format)

  3. Local Church Search Committee Policies (in pdf format)

  4. **NEW** IL Conference Compensation Guidelines Summary for 2007 (in MS Word format)

  5. **NEW** 2007 UCC Health Benefits Plan for IL Conference (in pdf format)

  6. Sample Call to a Pastor  (in MS Word format)

  7. UCC Resources for Parish Leadership, including those for search committees

For the leadership of your church -- all the time!

  1. The Leaders' Box: A Leadership Development Resource for Local Churches from the UCC web site

  2. Local Church Ministries from the UCC web site, with links for evangelism, education, worship (including the lectionary), stewardship and church finance, and publications

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