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Suggestions for the Person Identifying the Candidate
 Encourage the person/candidate to select a mentor/ministerial guide from the parish, from the staff with the assistance of you, a staff person, the Archdiocese or contact the Office for Pastoral Ministries for mentor suggestions.
- Urge the person to visit this website to view the video online, perhaps spend some time with the streaming videos of interviews/profiles of ministers and the other resources provided.
- Review with them areas of ministerial interest. Suggest that they raise and record questions about ministry and the path to service.
- Consider with the person possible places for study and formation.
- Help the candidate generate a list of their talents and skills.
- Provide them with the discernment inventory.
- Accompany the candidate to a Mission: Possible event or gathering.
- Encourage them to become involved in ministry at the parish or in another setting.
- Invite the person to participate in parish, vicariate or diocesan formation/information gatherings or opportunities
- Accompany the candidate to a place of higher learning after proper contacts are made.
- Offer to pray with and for the person and encourage them to pray for direction.
- Suggest a class or series of topics that might whet the appetite
- If the person is a young adult encourage them to attend the Mission: Possible retreat
- Suggest to the person that contact be made with a minister serving in the area of interest and ask to accompany them through a day of ministry.
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