Guidelines:
1. The fund is open to all ministry personnel/lay members within Bermuda-Nova Scotia Reginal Council during the current church year.
2. Programs must be United Church sponsored or endorsed.
3. The types of programs eligible for funding are those that develop:
a) theological understanding;
b) leadership skills/ability;
c) personal faith/spirituality; or
d) sense of ministry and/or mission.
4. The fund will assist with travel costs including accommodation and meals, registration for educational courses or conferences, materials for a course or conference but will not pay any salary for time spent on education programs.
5. The fund will pay up to one-third of the cost of an education event(s), to a limit of $1,000 in a two-year period.
6. Recommendations for staff access to the Ministry Personnel/Lay Continuing Education Fund must have the support of the Regional Minister and/or the Executive Minister.
