The path to Commissioning is relational, not bureaucratic. It’s a process of discernment with your Regional Vice President, your ministerial colleague, and your own deepening sense of Call.

The process culminates in an application reviewed by the Circle of Directors.

The first step is to become an FCM member, then connect with your Regional Vice President.

Your Regional Vice President (RVP) is your guide, advocate, and co-discerner throughout this process.

Before anything else, you’ll have an in-depth conversation with your RVP about your Call: what it is, where it’s come from, and where you sense it leading. This relationship continues all the way through to the Circle’s review.

Compile your application materials and formally apply for Commissioning after meeting with your RVP.

You’ll complete your application and submit it for review at one of the four Circle reviews a year.

This may be the most meaningful part of all. Together with your RVP, you’ll design a Commissioning service. a visible, communal expression of your ordination.

Many members choose to surround themselves with friends, chosen family, mentors, and colleagues for this occasion. It is a celebration of who you are and the ministry ahead.