Probationers' Group and Committee

Revd Chris Preece

The District Probationers Group meets every two months for mutual support and ongoing formation. The subjects vary but can include reflecting on current topics and news stories, 'CPD', and membership. Each probationer makes a presentation in connection with their Orientation (Year 1) or Gospel in Context (Year 2) projects to each other and some members of the Probationers Committee.

The Probationers Committee is constituted under Methodist Standing Order 484 and includes both lay and ordained persons. Some members of the Committee also informally visit the probationers in the circuits to which they are stationed. The Committee meets in February and is chaired by the Chair of District. They receive reports on the probationers and make recommendations based on the reports and interview to the Ministerial Candidates and Probationers Oversight Committee on an annual basis.