Commission on Ministry
About
The Commission on Ministry (COM) exists in compliance with Title III, Canon 2 of the Canons and Constitutions as an advisory role to the bishop in the implementation of Title III. Our primary responsibilities are to encourage and enable present and future opportunities for the ministry of all the baptized, in the design and oversight of recruitment, discernment, formation for ministry and assisting in assessing individuals’ readiness for ministry.
Subcommittees have been formed to cover areas articulated in specific Canons under Title III. These subcommittees are Discernment, Ordination Process, Lay Licensed Ministry, Clergy Continuing Education, and Orientation and Mentoring. Membership in these subcommittees is not limited to the members of the COM. The chairs of the subcommittees will be ex-officio members of the COM, if not already elected or appointed members.
The Vocations Missioner works closely with the COM and may be contacted at vocations@diowestmo.org.
Leadership
Ann Rainey
Chair
The Rev. Canon Anne Meredith Kyle
Vocations Missioner
Members
- Ms. Kathy Alexander
- Dr. Vincent Clark
- The Rev. John Coil
- The Rev. Timothy Coppinger
- The Rev. Larry Ehren
- Mr. Gary Gee
- The Rev. Lynda Hurt
- The Rev. Adam James
- The Rev. Rita Kendagor
- The Very Rev. Karen Mann
- The Rev. Katherine Mansfield
- Ms. Shannon Morgan
- The Very Rev. Joe Pierjok
- Mr. Raja Reed
- Mrs. Paula Shepard
- The Rev. Canon Galen Snodgrass
