Commission on Ministry

The Commission on Ministry (COM) assists the Bishop and the Standing Committee under the provisions of Title III of the Canons of the General Convention and the Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota in the following ways:

    • to determine the present and future needs for ministry;
    • to solicit nominations of persons who demonstrate qualities of Christian commitment, leadership, vision, and responsiveness to the needs, concerns, and hopes of the world which mark them as desirable candidates for positions of leadership in the Church;
    • to invite nominees to engage in a discernment process appropriate to their cultural background;
    • to recruit and select persons for Holy Orders and guide and examine postulants, candidates for the diaconate and priesthood, in their journey to ordination;
    • to provide continuing education of clergy and lay professionals employed in the church;
    • to promote continuing education of clergy and lay professionals employed in the church;
    • to support the development of the ministry of the laity.

Chair

The Rev. Eva Cavaleri, ecavaleri@s-sm.org

Elected by Convention:

Terms expire 2013

Helen Hansen hehcollier@gmail.com
The Rev. Marilyn Salmon marilyn.s@episcopalmn.org

Term expires 2014

Bao Moua bmoua17@gmail.com
The Rev. Eva Cavaleri eva.koppcavaleri@gmail.com

Terms expire 2015

Mayata White mayatawhite@msn.com
The Rev. Colin Maltbie revmaltbie@gmail.com

Appointed by Bishop:

Term expires 2013

The Rev. Theo Park salamander.park091@gmail.com
Mike Sirany msirany@comcast.net

Term expires 2014

Jane Quesenberry Nelson jqnelson1@msn.com
The Rev. Mary Ramos Marysramos@aol.com

Term expires 2015

Bill Sullivan willsul048@gmail.com
The Rev. Kate Stebinger kate.stebinger@gmail.com

Ex-Officio Members:

The Rev. Jim Young, chair, Examining Chaplains revjryoung@gmail.com
The Rev. Canon Sandi Holmberg, Missioner for Total/Shared Ministry sandi.h@episcopalmn.org
Karen Olson, Missioner for Ministry karen.o@episcopalmn.org
The Rev. Steve Judd, Missioner for the Diaconate deaconactuary@gmail.com