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Ohio-Meadville District of the UUA |
The purpose of the Commissioned Lay Leadership Program is to strengthen local congregations in the Ohio Meadville District by strengthening their lay leadership. To this end, selected and qualified lay individuals are given special training and mentored experiences so that they may learn to serve their own societies more effectively. Individuals who satisfactorily complete the study requirements and are approved by the Ohio Meadville District Board of Trustees upon the recommendation of the Commissioned Lay Leader Committee are entitled "Commissioned Lay Leader" (CLL).
History of the Program: For many years, persons from a variety of backgrounds had assumed the mantle of leadership in our congregations. What was missing was a vehicle to support these leaders in their efforts to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to their tasks as well as a means of giving such leaders official acknowledgement of their accomplishments. Therefore, the Ohio Meadville District Board of Trustees adopted a plan for the commissioning of lay leaders in December of 1976. Since then, several dozens of Commissioned Lay Leaders have been sponsored by their congregations so that they could enter the program as candidates with the goal of being commissioned by the Commissioned Lay Leader Committee and the Ohio Meadville District Board of Trustees. Congregations throughout our district - both with full-time religious professionals and without - have benefited from this program.
The process of becoming a Commissioned Lay Leader is fully outlined in the CLL Manual and Application Packet. You can download a copy of the packet here.
This packet was updated November 17, 2006
Commissioned Lay Leader Manual & Application Packet ~ pdf format
Commissioned Lay Leader Manual & Application Packet ~ word format
For more information about the program, please contact the Commissioned Lay Leader Committee Chair Rev. Susan Ritchie at cll at ohiomeadville.org.
