Office of Staffing and Vocations
Preparing Quality Clergy for Ministry
The Office of Staffing and Vocations serves those who are prayerfully discerning a call to ordained or religious life within the Old Catholic Churches International. We seek to foster vocations marked by faithfulness, humility, sound formation, pastoral charity, and readiness for service at the altar and among the people of God.
Pax et Bonum
A Call to Discernment
A vocation is not simply a personal ambition, but a response to the gracious call of Christ. For that reason, discernment must be undertaken prayerfully, honestly, and in the life of the Church. The Office of Staffing and Vocations exists to guide inquirers through that discernment with pastoral care, clear expectations, and reverence for the sacred character of ministry.
Whether a person is seeking ordination, incardination, or admission into religious life, the work begins with prayer, conversation, and a willingness to be formed. The Church has a duty not only to welcome those who inquire, but also to help test, refine, and strengthen each vocation for the good of the faithful and the honor of Christ’s Church.
What This Office Provides
Vocational Guidance
We assist men and women who are discerning a call to serve in ordained ministry or religious life, helping them begin the process with seriousness, clarity, and spiritual direction.
Formation Pathways
We help applicants understand the path ahead, including application materials, discernment, review, formation, and the practical expectations of life and ministry in the Church.
Church Staffing Support
We work to support the life of the Church by helping prepare and place qualified clergy for ministries that require sound judgment, sacramental fidelity, and pastoral readiness.
The Spirit of Formation
The Church must not form clergy quickly, but well. Sound formation requires prayer, stability, doctrinal seriousness, sacramental devotion, pastoral compassion, and the discipline to serve faithfully over time. Those who enter the process should be prepared not only to answer questions, but to examine their lives, deepen their faith, and grow in maturity.
Our aim is not merely to fill positions, but to prepare servants of the Gospel who can minister with wisdom, charity, and integrity. The discernment of a true vocation is therefore joined to the formation of a worthy minister.
Begin the Process
If you believe the Lord may be calling you to ordained ministry, incardination, or religious life within the Old Catholic Churches International, we invite you to begin with prayer and then make contact with the Office of Staffing and Vocations. We will help you understand the process, the required materials, and the next faithful step.
Office of Staffing and Vocations
118 Frances Drive
North Augusta, SC 29841
Email: bishopgodsey@myocci.org