Congregational Profile Tool In Search And Call
Creating the Congregational Profile Tool
The Congregational Profile Web Ministry Tool allows the region to create a web-based tool that the search committee can use to build their congregational profile. Profiles that result from the tool are also web-based, readable in a browser on a computer, phone, or mobile device.
To begin using the Congregational Profile Tool, the region must first create a tool. Log into your Web Ministry Tools account and choose New Tool.
Locate the Congregational Profile tool and click Create. Give the tool a meaningful name, as this will be displayed on the login screen that each search committee will use.
The Region only needs to create the Congregational Profile Tool once. This creates the link that every search committee will use to access the tool. Access to the congregatinal profile for a specific ministry position is controled by the Committee Members tab on the Minsitry Position Record. Only the individuals record on that tab can view or modify the congregational profile for that ministry position.
After creating the tool, click Options. After setting the Options, which consists only of the name for the tool, use the Publish link to see links to the tool.
Information that identifies a particular region’s Congregational Profile Tool is coded in the web address for the tool. This makes the web address long without clear language. It’s a good idea to provide a link to the region’s tool in a common place that all search committees can access, such as the region’s web site.
Provide the Direct Link address to search committees. You can also use this address to create a link from your web site that all search committees can use.
Launching the Tool
When a search committee member follows the link for the Congregational Profile Tool, they will land on the login page. If they have not yet created their username and password, they can do that from the login page.
If the search committee member has an Engage account with the region, the Congregational Profile Tool uses the same username and password. They do not need to create a new one.
Entering Profile Data
After search committee members have logged into the tool, they enter data in the various sections. The content and outline of the Congregational Profile Tool matches the paper- based profile. Data entered on the tool is stored in the regional database and connected to the Ministry Position Record.
Search committee members navigate to the various sections of the profile using the Navigation menu in the upper right corner of the site.
The Basic Information (first) section is the only section with required fields. All fields in this section must be completed before navigating to other sections of the profile.
Reviewing the Profile
In CDM+, clicking the Profile button in the sidebar of the Ministry Position Record opens the profile in a browser window. This allows regional staff to review the congregational profile while it is in progress.
For regional staff to modify the profile, they have to include themselves as committee members on the Ministry Position Record window.
Sharing the Profile
When regional staff click the Copy Profile Link in the sidebar of the Ministry Position Record, CDM+ copies the web address of the profile to the clipboard. The address can then be pasted and shared, for example, in an email to potential candidates or on the Ministry Positions section of WebMinPro.
The congregational profile contains contact information for the search committee chair and other information about the congregation, so it is not advisable to share the profile link on a site that is publicly accessible.