Church Information Form (CIF)

1. The moderator of the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC)/Search Committee downloads a copy of the Church Information Form (CIF) from the Church Leadership Connection (CLC) Web site. Click on “Printable Forms” and download the CIF in MS Word format.
2. The Executive Presbyter (EP) or Committee on Ministry (COM) Moderator assigns a login ID and password to the PNC/Search Committee Moderator and Clerk of Session.
3. The PNC/Search Committee Moderator enters newly completed CIF online. The CLC system generates a request of the COM moderator and clerk of session to approve the new CIF.
4. COM Moderator and Clerk of Session approve the CIF online.
5. CLC staff reviews and releases the CIF into the database; the CIF appears in the Opportunity Search.
6. The CLC system notifies the EP and PNC/Search Committee Moderator that the CIF has been approved.
7. CLC staff or the EP performs the initial match.
8. Once the match is performed and Personal Information Forms (PIFs) are referred, the CLC system generates a message to the PNC/Search Committee Moderator to login and review the PIFs.
9. PNC/Search Committee Moderator, as well as the EP and COM, logs in and reviews the referred PIFs, contacts individuals and determines if further matches are needed.
10. If needed, PNC/Search Committee Moderator or EP must request further matches. Go to menu under “matching”; scroll down to the bottom and click “submit.” Note: If CLC staff performs the match, additional matches can be requested every 3-5 working days. If the presbytery performs the match, rematches will be conducted as often as the EP determines.
11. When the PNC/Search Committee has extended a call and it has been accepted, the PNC/Search Committee Moderator, EP, COM or Stated Clerk notifies CLC staff. Go to menu under “admin”; click on “notify of a new call”; complete “report a new call/call pending”; and click “verify or submit.”
12. CLC staff processes the call and the CIF is removed from the Opportunity Search. The CIF remains on the EP/COM “CIF Report” until 30 days after the effective date of call. The CIF is then purged from the CLC system database.

Get a CIF form here.