- Date
- 1995 May 26-31
- Source
- House of Bishops. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Bishop Matthews
- Seconder
- Bishop Mason
- Prologue
- Bishop Matthews reported on the Joint Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination (ACPO) which met November 19-20, 1994. This was in response to a recommendation from the October 1994 gathering of the House of Bishops which recommended to the Committee on Ministry that a small joint taskforce meet. It was suggested that the joint taskforce should be made up of two representatives from the Committee on Ministry and two representatives from the House of Bishops in order to review the ACPO process, and to make recommendations about the future of ACPO to NEC when it met in March 1995.
- The Joint Committee made six recommendations which they presented. There was some discussion in plenary about the recommendations, the role of ACPO and whether or not it should continue. The question "Where do the ACPO recommendations go now?" was asked of the House.
- At Archbishop Peers' request, a small taskforce was formed to investigate whether or not it would be possible for the House of Bishops to reach a common mind regarding ACPO. The taskforce consisted of Bishop Matthews, Bishop Bays, Archbishop Crawley, Bishop Mason and Bishop Morgan. They agreed to report back to the House later in the meeting.
- When the taskforce reported back to the House they made several recommendations (see appendix i) and proposed the following motion.
- Text
- That this House urges NEC to provide funding for ACPO at 65% of the 1994 budget for ACPO. CARRIED
- Notes
- Appendix i
- House of Bishops' ACPO Report Response Group
- Membership: Bishops Bays, Hiltz, Mason, Matthews and Archbishop Crawley.
- Recommendations:
- 1. That dioceses engaged in selecting non-stipendiary and locally raised up priests invite the regional Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination (ACPO) secretary or his/her designate to attend the diocesan screening procedure as an assessor in that process.
- 2. That future ACPO conferences offer the category "recommended at this time for postulancy" instead of "recommended at this time for training."
- 3. That at this time no ACPO procedure for the vocational diaconate be set up by the provincial or national church structures.
- 4. That this House of Bishops affirm the existing standard that no one be ordained to the priesthood without attaining an ACPO conference, while also acknowledging that there will be more than one expression of ACPO conference in the future.
- 5. That the April 1996 meeting of the House of Bishops spend significant time on the topic of "mutual ministry." We suggest assistance be sought from Bishop Tom Ray or Dirk Rinehart.
- 6. That this House of Bishops urges the National Executive Council (NEC) to provide funding for ACPO at not less than 65% of the 1994 ACPO budget.
- (Note: The sixth recommendation was put before the House of Bishops as a motion. See House of Bishops Minutes, May 1995, pages 5-6.)
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination (ACPO)
- Anglican Church of Canada. Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination (ACPO) - Finance
- Ordination - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. House of Bishops
Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official191
- Date
- 1996 April 29 - May 3
- Source
- House of Bishops. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Bishop Hiltz
- Seconder
- Bishop Matthews
- Prologue
- Bishop Matthews and the Reverend Alyson Barnett-Cowan reported on the January meeting of the ACPO [Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination] secretaries. At that meeting there was a sense of frustration because on the one hand, the Church makes use of ACPO, but on the other hand, dioceses use several different systems for screening potential candidates for ordination. A discussion followed. Another difficulty for the ACPO secretaries is the feeling that their requests for direction from the House of Bishops often receive no response.
- Issues which were raised at the secretaries' meeting included questions such as:
- - What models are we looking at ?
- - Does ACPO have a role in screening out sexual abusers ? And, how can that be done ? Can that be done in one weekend ?
- - Does ACPO help or hinder the process of screening candidates ?
- The House of Bishops broke into provincial table groups to discuss three questions asked of them.
- The groups reported back in plenary. There was some disagreement about whether the ACPO recommendations put to the House at their May 1995 meeting were dealt with and what was the final agreement. (The recommendations were attached to the minutes of that meeting as appendix i.)
- Text
- 1. In light of the re-structuring of General Synod, and of new realities of ministry, the House of Bishops recommends to the Council of General Synod that it establishes a consultation to examine and make recommendations to the appropriate bodies concerning:
- a) The role and governance of ACPO
- b) Alternate models of ministry and methods of discernment for these models
- c) The appropriate lines of accountability for processes relating to all models on the diocesan, provincial and national levels
- and that this consultation be representative of:
- a) the House of Bishops
- b) the Faith, Worship and Ministry Committee
- c) ACPO secretaries
- d) Theological Colleges
- e) those conversant with the concept of Mutual Ministry;
- 2. The House recommends that, in the meantime, ACPO be considered by all concerned as discernment for training for the professional model of priesthood;
- 3. The House requests that future ACPO conferences offer the category `Recommended at this time for postulancy' instead of `Recommended at this time for training'. CARRIED
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination (ACPO)
- Vocation - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. House of Bishops
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Training of
- Ministry - Anglican Church of Canada
Report on Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination (ACPO)
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official235
- Date
- 1995 February 28 - March 3
- Source
- National Executive Council. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 22-03-95
- Date
- 1995 February 28 - March 3
- Record Type
- Resolution 22-03-95
- Mover
- Bishop Jim Cruickshank
- Seconder
- Bishop Andrew Hutchison
- Text
- That the ACPO [Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination] report be received. CARRIED #22-03-95
Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination (ACPO) - Categories for ACPO Assessors
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official434
- Date
- 1984 February
- Source
- House of Bishops. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 4-2-84
- Mover
- Archbishop Hambidge
- Seconder
- Archbishop Peers
- Prologue
- Mr. Johns presented a list of three Categories for ACPO [Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination] Assessors. The first is unconditional recommendation. The second and third are now worded so that clarity of assessment is indicated for the Bishop's consideration.
- PROPOSED CATEGORIES
- .....is recommended at this time for postulancy. We offer the following observations and suggest particular areas of training and experience to be included in the education and training process.
- .....is not recommended at this time for postulancy. We offer the following observations and suggest areas of training and personal growth to be undertaken before further assessment by ACPO or other appropriate evaluation is considered.
- OR
- .....is not recommended at this time for postulancy. We offer the following observations and suggest other areas of ministry and service which may be more appropriate.
- Text
- That the proposed new categories be accepted. CARRIED #4-2-84
- Notes
- The number of persons assessed by ACPO from 1980 to 1983 was noted, and it was requested that the Bishops take great care in sending candidates to ACPO.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Appointment, call and election
- Anglican Church of Canada. Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination (ACPO)
Task Force to Review ACPO [Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination] Process
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official9816
- Date
- 1994 November 1-4
- Source
- National Executive Council. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 19-11-94
- Date
- 1994 November 1-4
- Record Type
- Resolution 19-11-94
- Mover
- Archbishop Stewart Payne
- Seconder
- Mrs. Anne Davidson
- Prologue
- The referred motion (page #7), as revised by the Resolutions Committee, was returned:
- Text
- That NEC concur in the establishment of a task force composed of representatives of the House of Bishops, ACPO [Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination] secretaries and Committee on Ministry to meet at the 1994 ACPO secretaries conference to review the ACPO process and make recommendations to NEC in March 1995 regarding the future of ACPO. CARRIED #19-11-94
Nominating Committee Report - ACPO [Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination]
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official9817
- Date
- 1982 May 5-7
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Rt. Rev. C.J. Lawrence
- Seconder
- Very Rev. I.L. Robertson
- Text
- That this National Executive Council confirm the appointment of the Very Rev. Patrick Lee as the British Columbia Secretary; and
- Rt. Rev. E.K. Lackey as Chairman, St. Lawrence. CARRIED
Report of the Committee on Ministry - ACPO [Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination]
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official9819
- Date
- 1970 May 14-15
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Rt. Rev. S.C. Steer
- Seconder
- Dr. C.E. Challice
- Prologue
- Bishop Steer explained that the authority for ACPO [Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination] had come from the Provincial Houses of Bishops, and introduced Dr. D.P. Watney, who reported on his work to date as National Consultant on Theological Education. Dr. Watney paid tribute to the Colleges he had visited for their co-operation. He pointed out that his work was being done as a result of recommendations of the Theological Education Commission passed at General Synod 1969, in an effort to redeploy the Church's resources.
- Bishop Steer reported that the information section of the Committee on Ministry report will be under further study and will be placed before a later NEC meeting.
- Text
- That Paragraph 5 of the Report of the Committee on Ministry,
- "Requested the Committee of the House of Bishops on Wider Ordained Ministry to become a Task Force of the Committee on Ministry and in this capacity to report to the Committee on Ministry."
- be approved. CARRIED
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Committee on Ministry
- Anglican Church of Canada. House of Bishops. Committee on Wider Ordained Ministry
- Anglican Church of Canada. Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination (ACPO)
- Theological education - Anglican Church of Canada
- Watney, Douglas P. (Douglas Percy), 1905-1987
Role and governance of ACPO [Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination]
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official9820
- Date
- 1997 November 5-7
- Source
- Council of General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 03-11-97
- Date
- 1997 November 5-7
- Record Type
- Resolution 03-11-97
- Mover
- Ms. L. Roff
- Seconder
- Bishop T. Finlay
- Text
- That this Council of General Synod accept Recommendations A 1-13 on the "Role and Governance of ACPO" [Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination] from the Interim Report and Recommendations of the Consultation for Discernment for Ordained Ministry, including the revisions proposed by the House of Bishops, and request the House of Bishops to take responsibility for implementing the recommendations, in consultation with the ACPO Secretaries. CARRIED #03-11-97
- Notes
- Recommendations A 1-13 are as follows [and underlined sections reflect revisions made by House of Bishops] {in electronic text revisions are indicated in upper case} :
- 1. ACPO is advisory to bishops. We recommend that ACPO continue as a national process, accountable to the House of Bishops. We recommend that the budget should be set by the Council of General Synod and administered for the House of Bishops through the Primate's office.
- 2. There are 4 arenas of discernment: the parish, the diocese, the theological college.training institution, and ACPO. While each arena of discernment will assess a wide range of criteria and gifts, each has an area of particular responsibility. It is the primary responsibility of the parish to assess a candidate in the areas of spirituality, leadership, and Christian lifestyle WITH THE NOTED CONCERN THAT A PARISH NEEDS TO WORK AT OBJECTIVITY. It is the primary responsibility of each diocese to assess the particular gifts of the candidate in the context of its own diocesan needs and ministries. It is the primary responsibility of the training institution/theological college to assess competency in academic and professional skills. It is the primary responsibility of ACPO to assess for the wider church issues related to character, charisms, and call to ordered ministry. ALL ARENAS REPORT TO THE BISHOP.
- 3. ACPO's primary task is to assess for suitablility for postulancy for the priesthood. ACPO can identify areas in which the candidate needs to grow. WE RECOMMEND A NEW PARALLEL PROCESS TO ASSESS FOR THE VOCATIONAL DIACONATE TO BE DEVELOPED FOR THE YEAR 2001. FAITH WORSHIP AND MINISTRY WILL OVERSEE THE NEW PROCESS WHICH WILL BE DEVELOPED BY THE ACPO SECRETARIES IN CONSULTATION WITH THE HOUSE OF BISHOPS.
- 4. It is the responsibility of the Bishop and training institution/theological college to make descisions about programs of education and formation suitable both for the candidate and for the particular form of ministry for which he/she is preparing. AN INTENTIONAL PROCESS IS SUGGESTED.
- 5. In order to faciliatate clear accountability and structure, we recommend that ACPOs be established and held accountable to the House of Bishops through provincial structures, e.g. the Metropolitan and Provincial House of Bishops. We recommend that each Province have one ACPO coordinating group, consisting of a bishop, Secretary and lay assessor. We recommend that the bishops be chosen by the Metropolitan, and that the Secretary and lay assessor be chosen by the Provincial HOUSE. The suggested length of term is three years, renewable once, and we recommend staggered appointments.
- 6. We recommend the establishment of a national ACPO coordinating goup which would include the members of the coordinating group from each Province. THIS WILL MEET NOT LESS THAN ONCE IN THE TRIENNIUM.
- 7. A pool of assessors needs to be nominated in each Province by the Secretary and the lay assessor, on nominations by the DIOCESAN BISHOPS. The pool needs to be diverse, including individuals representative of and/or sensitive to the varieties of cultures present in the Province, and familiar with the diverse forms of ordered and lay ministry present and evolving within the Province.
- 8. Training for assessors is essential. General standards for this training need to be set by the national coordinating group. Detailed standards ned to be developed by the Provincial coordinating group (bishop, Secretary, lay assessor). Training should include an exploration of the assumptions assessors are bringing to the task, developing clarity and consensus about the task, the theology of the priesthood as found in the ordinals, cultural sensitivity training, sensitivity to the particular ministries and cultures in the Province, discernment processes and skills, sexual harassment training, and confidentiality.
- 9. We recommend that the "Checklist of Indicators" presently in use by ACPO be revised as amended (Appendix "C"). This Checklist is to be used by ACPO assessors in their evaluation of candidates, and is commended to other arenas of discernment for their use.
- 10. WE RECOMMEND SPECIAL care be taken in the various processes of discernment for the selection and screening of postulants for the ordained ministry around the issues of power, trust and sexual MISCONDUCT. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO POTENTIAL ABUSERS AND TO THOSE IN THE MIDST OF WORKING THROUGH PERSONAL EXPERIENCES RELATED TO THOSE ISSUES.
- 11. WE RECOMMEND THE national coordinating group to set standards for background checks, reference checks and psychological testing in ACCORD WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. These would normally be undertaken by dioceses. It is the responsibility of Provinces to ensure that appropriate information arising from these is communicated to the Secretary before the ACPO event.
- 12. The entire process needs to be communicated clearly to the candidate at every stage, including the fact that there are no guarantees that approval at any stage will lead to ordination and/or employment. Recommendations from each arena need to be clearly communicated to each of the other arenas, stating what is affirmed, what recommendations for the future are being made, and if the candidate is recommended for postulancy to the priesthood or not. USE OF A RELEASE OF INFORMATION FORM SIGNED BY POSTULANT/APPLICANT SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED.
- 13. We recommend that, the ACPO contribution occur at an early stage of the overall discernment process, AS OUTLINED IN THE 1986 PREREQUISITES FOR ORDINATION DOCUMENT.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination (ACPO)
- Consultation on Discernment for Ordained Ministry
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy
- Anglican Church of Canada. House of Bishops
Reflection on the National Theological Education Gathering
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official9930
- Date
- 2010 January 7-9
- Source
- House of Bishops. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 002-01-10
- Mover
- Bishop John Chapman
- Seconder
- Bishop Bob Bennett
- Prologue
- Bishop Chapman, chair of the Theological Education Working Group lead the session about the National Theological Education Gathering that had preceded the House of Bishops’ meeting. The conference on theological education was held from January 5 to (the afternoon of) January 7 at Manoir d’Youville in Chateuaguay, Quebec. He told the bishops that the planning committee was in the midst of drafting a report from the conference. The final report will be sent to the Faith, Worship and Ministry Committee, in March to the Council of General Synod and in June to General Synod. Bishop Chapman shared a few of the points and recommendations that would be in the final report. They included:
- - A request to the Primate to establish a Commission on Theological Education (transmiteral, transformation and education)
- - A recommendation for consideration to be given to the idea of having a national faculty
- - A recommendation that there should be some method of having a national scholarship for theological education
- - A suggestion that theological education should be seen as one of the General Synod’s priorities
- - A request from the Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination (ACPO) Secretaries to have a task force established to update the ACPO Handbook
- Text
- “Be it resolved that the House of Bishops create a task force to update the Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination (ACPO) Handbook and report back to the House of Bishops’ meeting in October 2010.”
- CARRIED HB Res-002-01-10
- Notes
- Discussion followed. It was noted that the Commission on Theological Education will have a lot of work to do. The Primate was asked to make the people he appointed to the commission aware that it would require a heavy time commitment of them.
- Subjects
- National Conference on Theological Education (1st : 2010 : Chateauguay, Que.)
- Anglican Church of Canada. Theological Education Working Group
- Theological education - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination (ACPO)
Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official1323
- Date
- 1994 April 30 - May 5
- Source
- National Executive Council. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 37-05-94
- Date
- 1994 April 30 - May 5
- Record Type
- Resolution 37-05-94
- Mover
- Canon David Adams
- Seconder
- Mrs. Rendina Hamilton
- Text
- That NEC ratify the following nominations submitted by the Committee on Ministry to regional ACPO's [Advisory Committee on Postulants for Ordination]:
- 1. Atlantic Canada ACPO Region
- Chair: Bishop Arthur Peters
- Secretary : Rev. Reginald MacDonald
- 2. Northern and Western Ontario ACPO Region
- Chair: Bishop Victoria Matthews
- Secretary: Rev. Michael Wright
- 3. Rupert's Land ACPO Region
- Chair: Bishop Thomas Morgan
- 4. St. Lawrence ACPO Region
- Chair: Bishop John Baycroft
- Secretary: Rev. Susan Churchill-Lackey
- CARRIED #37-05-94