Phillips Talbot GMF Application
1 Letters of reference should explain how long the author has known the candidate, the author's general opinions/impressions of the candidate's strengths as a local church pastor, and the author's opinions/impressions of why the candidate is particularly well-suited to the Global Ministry Fellowship. With the exception of the letter from the seminary/divinity school dean (who has already received a letter of explanation), the applicant is responsible for communicating the purpose and nature of the Global Ministry Fellowship to the persons in question.
2 The CPM chair's letter should also confirm the applicant's status as a Candidate for the Ministry of Word and Sacrament who is certified ready to receive a call (or who will be so, if the way be clear, by no later than July 1, 2011). The CPM chair will also indicate that s/he is prepared to commend the Global Ministry Fellowship as a validated ministry to which the applicant can be ordained, while recognizing that this is ultimately a question for the COM of the Presbytery of New York City, where the successful applicant will be accepted as a member.