Applicant
Thank you for participating in the search for the next Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. Please provide the following information: • • • •
A cover letter [500 word maximum] Your curriculum vitae/resume Your Updated OTM portfolio The names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of three references. These should include (1) any member of the clergy of The Episcopal Church; (2) a lay member of The Episcopal Church; (3) any other interested individual who is not your spouse, relative, a person under your direct supervision, or the person who nominated you. • Signed Consent and Authorization of a Candidate Form. • The names and current contact information for all previous bishops under whom you have worked. • Answers to the three essay questions. Please send your completed application packet as a single pdf document to [email protected]. All materials must be submitted by noon Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, July 15, 2016. Please direct any questions to the Nominating Committee chairs, John Hunter ([email protected]) and the Rev. Jemonde Taylor ([email protected]). Please download and save this form to your device before filling it out. Full name: Street address:
Telephone numbers at which we may contact you: Day: Evening: Email address: Current position:
Canonical residence:
Date and diocese of ordination to the priesthood:
Marital status: ___ Single
___ Married
___ Widowed
___ Divorced
Have you been married previously? ___ Yes ___ No If yes, how many times? ___ Essay Question 1: What does it mean for you, personally, to follow Jesus? How does this relate to your sense of call to be the Bishop of North Carolina? [500 word maximum] Essay Question 2: Which of your professional and personal experiences and spiritual gifts would equip you to meet the perceived needs of our Diocese? [500 word maximum] Essay Question 3: Describe your experience of developing, casting, and implementing a strategic vision for an organization. [500 word maximum]
CONSENT AND AUTHORIZATION OF A CANDIDATE For the XII Bishop Diocesan of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina is grateful for your willingness to offer yourself as a candidate for Bishop. Trust is essential for the discernment process. The Committee will undertake all aspects of the nomination process with care, and will treat with confidentiality and respect all of the information you provide as part of the nomination and election process. As part of this process, the Committee will undertake a background review by a recognized organization. Additionally, members of the Committee and others may speak to those whose names you provide as references, and to others as appropriate, in order to evaluate your qualifications and fitness to serve as Bishop. The purpose of this Consent and Authorization is to confirm your interest and to obtain consents and releases concerning actions or events that may develop during the nomination and election process. If you have any questions either currently or subsequently, please feel free to contact the chairs of the Committee, John Hunter ([email protected]) and the Rev. Jemonde Taylor ([email protected]). In consideration of my participation in the nomination and election process: 1. I consent to consideration as the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. 2. I agree to provide appropriate and accurate information and responses. 3. I consent to a review of my background, including employment history. 4. I understand that the Committee will endeavor to maintain appropriate confidences. 5. I understand that the Committee may require various specific consents and releases. 6. If selected as a nominee, I consent to the disclosure of biographical information. 7. I will not engage in lobbying or campaigning at the individual, parish, or convocation level. 8. I hereby release and discharge (including my waiver of the right to assert a claim against) the Diocese, including members of the Committee as well as other members of the Diocese who seek to obtain and consider information in the nomination and election process, and those who provide such information, from all liability, claims, demands, losses, or damages which may arise from my participation in the nomination and election process for the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I am signing this Consent and Authorization as of the ___ day of __________, 2016 Signature of Applicant ______________________________________________________ (Live signatures required) Signature of Witness ________________________________________________________ (Live signatures required)
A cover letter [500 word maximum] Your curriculum vitae/resume Your Updated OTM portfolio The names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of three references. These should include (1) any member of the clergy of The Episcopal Church; (2) a lay member of The Episcopal Church; (3) any other interested individual who is not your spouse, relative, a person under your direct supervision, or the person who nominated you. • Signed Consent and Authorization of a Candidate Form. • The names and current contact information for all previous bishops under whom you have worked. • Answers to the three essay questions. Please send your completed application packet as a single pdf document to [email protected]. All materials must be submitted by noon Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, July 15, 2016. Please direct any questions to the Nominating Committee chairs, John Hunter ([email protected]) and the Rev. Jemonde Taylor ([email protected]). Please download and save this form to your device before filling it out. Full name: Street address:
Telephone numbers at which we may contact you: Day: Evening: Email address: Current position:
Canonical residence:
Date and diocese of ordination to the priesthood:
Marital status: ___ Single
___ Married
___ Widowed
___ Divorced
Have you been married previously? ___ Yes ___ No If yes, how many times? ___ Essay Question 1: What does it mean for you, personally, to follow Jesus? How does this relate to your sense of call to be the Bishop of North Carolina? [500 word maximum] Essay Question 2: Which of your professional and personal experiences and spiritual gifts would equip you to meet the perceived needs of our Diocese? [500 word maximum] Essay Question 3: Describe your experience of developing, casting, and implementing a strategic vision for an organization. [500 word maximum]
CONSENT AND AUTHORIZATION OF A CANDIDATE For the XII Bishop Diocesan of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina is grateful for your willingness to offer yourself as a candidate for Bishop. Trust is essential for the discernment process. The Committee will undertake all aspects of the nomination process with care, and will treat with confidentiality and respect all of the information you provide as part of the nomination and election process. As part of this process, the Committee will undertake a background review by a recognized organization. Additionally, members of the Committee and others may speak to those whose names you provide as references, and to others as appropriate, in order to evaluate your qualifications and fitness to serve as Bishop. The purpose of this Consent and Authorization is to confirm your interest and to obtain consents and releases concerning actions or events that may develop during the nomination and election process. If you have any questions either currently or subsequently, please feel free to contact the chairs of the Committee, John Hunter ([email protected]) and the Rev. Jemonde Taylor ([email protected]). In consideration of my participation in the nomination and election process: 1. I consent to consideration as the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. 2. I agree to provide appropriate and accurate information and responses. 3. I consent to a review of my background, including employment history. 4. I understand that the Committee will endeavor to maintain appropriate confidences. 5. I understand that the Committee may require various specific consents and releases. 6. If selected as a nominee, I consent to the disclosure of biographical information. 7. I will not engage in lobbying or campaigning at the individual, parish, or convocation level. 8. I hereby release and discharge (including my waiver of the right to assert a claim against) the Diocese, including members of the Committee as well as other members of the Diocese who seek to obtain and consider information in the nomination and election process, and those who provide such information, from all liability, claims, demands, losses, or damages which may arise from my participation in the nomination and election process for the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I am signing this Consent and Authorization as of the ___ day of __________, 2016 Signature of Applicant ______________________________________________________ (Live signatures required) Signature of Witness ________________________________________________________ (Live signatures required)
