• BISHOP'S VISITATIONS, SACRAMENTAL ACTS

Episcopal visitation guidelines

Guidelines for an Ordination

Guidelines for the Celebration of a New Ministry

• BOARD of MISSIONS

Annual Report and Financial Assistance Request for 2012

Achieving a missionary strategy

Audits: 2010 (for 2009)

  Statement of Internal Controls 
  Guidelines for Committee Audit
  Guidelines for an Audit by a CPA
           
  Basic Records for Audit
  Audit Arrangements for Audit Year
  Audit Committee Certificate sample
  Audit Finding on Policies & Procedures
  Audit Program Checklist Audit Year

  Payroll test : worksheet
  Cash disbursement test : worksheet
  Cash receipts test : worksheet

• CLERGY: parochial, active

Clergy compensation materials UPDATED for 2012

  Cover letter
  Directions for compensation report form
  Compensation calculation worksheet
  Report form for full-time clergy Deadline: 1 March 2012
  Report form for part-time clergy Deadline: 1 March 2012
  Salary Schedule, effective January 1, 2012
  Listing of Church Level Classifications
  A sample Housing Resolution statement

Marriage and remarriage materials

  Application to the bishop for approval of a marriage 
  (This can be filled in online. Type in the indicated fields
  on your computer and then print the document.

  Guidelines for marriage after divorce

Profiles

  New clergy profile for diocesan database (online or PDF)
  Clergy profile updates for diocesan database (online or PDF)

Parochial report

  Parochial report
  Anti-racism survey (PDF or online)

Insurance premiums UPDATED for 2012

Letter of transfer

• CLERGY: non-parochial or licensed

  Report of licensed clergy (PDF or online)
  Report of non-parochial clergy (PDF or online)

• EDUCATION and SUPPORT for EDUCATION

The Ministry Institute

Resource Library: Christian ed materials

Application: Episcopal Church Women Student Service award (2012)

• EVANGELISM

Young adult ministry

Youth ministry

• FINANCES and PROPERTY (see also VESTRY-RELATED below)

Audit: What it is and how do it.

'Business Methods in Church Affairs' (2009)

Insurance premiums UPDATED for 2012

Real estate memorandum

• LAY LICENSES

Lay Licensing Manual (PDF)

Eucharistic minister (Online or PDF)

Eucharistic visitor (Online or PDF)

Pastoral leader (Online or PDF)

Lay preacher (Online or PDF)

Catechist (Online or PDF)

Evangelist (Online or PDF)

Worship leader (Online or PDF)

• LOANS, GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS

2012 Loan and Grant application UPDATED

2012 Harriet Procter Matthews fund

Jayne O. P. Turner Fund

Van Duzer Scholarships  UPDATED for 2012

2012 Episcopal Church Women Student Service award


• MISCELLANEOUS

'Respecting the Dignity of Every Human Being': sexual abuse awareness

'Acceptable Use of Technology' template

Photo Release

• NETWORKS, COMMUNICATION

Diocesan email lists

Episcopal and Anglican sites on the web

• OUTREACH

Health ministry

Sudan: Resources, including a flyer, prayers for Sudan, and a blog.

Prison Ministry

Milliennium Development Goals (MDGs)

• PRAYER RESOURCES

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer 2012 UPDATED for 2012

Men and women in the military for whom prayer is requested

Daily Morning Prayer arranged for the Diocese of New Jersey by Bishop Councell (PDF)

• VESTRY-RELATED

Profiles

  Church information[profile] for diocesan database (Online or PDF)
  Lay officials[profile] in a church for diocesan database (Online or PDF)
  Lay information [profile] for diocesan database (Online or PDF)

Supply clergy

Searching for a rector? UPDATED
  Information about the process in the Diocese of New Jersey (PDF, one page)
  Transition consultants in the search for new clergy
  Transition Consultant covenant
  Letter of Agreement for a rector: the basics
  Notice of Proposal to Elect
  Notice of Election of a Rector/Vicar

Looking for a deacon?

Clergy compensation materials (See this page under CLERGY: active, parochial)

Mutual Ministry Cycle: How it works

Parochial report (See addendum just below)

Anti-racism survey, an addendum to the parochial report (PDF); Anti-racism survey, an addendum to the parochial report (Online)