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Ministry Programs

We offer a variety of counseling and assessment services for Clergy, Lay Leaders and those who are entering the ministry.  

Our Services Include:

​Ministerial Assessments

  • Candidate / Inquirer Psychological Assessment Program

  • Emphasizes the candidate’s strengths and vulnerabilities

  • Addresses and expands on  the candidate’s realism of their call to ministry

  • Identifies how the candidate’s skills, abilities and interests are beneficial for their calling

  • Recommendations are offered  for the purposes of support, awareness and growth

  • We cultivate a foundation for a healthy functioning  ministry


Clergy Assessments
Intensive Assessment Program

  • An Intensive Assessment Program is offered for church judicatories needing to refer clergy who are in crisis, such as:

    -    Alleged misconduct
    -    Personality and/or Behavioral changes
    -    Professional breakdown
    -   Relationship difficulties and/or conflict

The goal of this program is to focus on critical areas of concern addressed by the judicatory. Pertinent findings are conveyed to the judicatories to  determine any corrective measures, which could include: treatment options, rehabilitation, placement indicators, and/or outplacement.


Clergy / Church Professional Consulting and Workshops

  • Self-Care / Health and Wellness

  • Mid -Career / Retirement  

  • Professional Boundaries / Ethics

  • Managing Conflict  

  • Clergy in crisis

  • Colleague Support Groups

  • Coaching and Team Building


Congregational Care / Denominational Care:

  • Professional Consultation Programs

  • Conflict Resolution

  • Stephen Ministry Training

  • Safe Church Training

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Church Staff

  • Personnel Issues

  • Staff Team Building

  • Staff Roles

  • Expectations


Church Leadership

  • Leadership Development

  • Communication Skills

  • Conflict Resolution


Lay Clients: (Adults/College/High School)

  • Adults who are seeking meaningful vocational guidance

  • Students exploring educational and vocational direction


This program will help identify personality strengths, preferences, occupational interests, skills and abilities. The evaluation takes into consideration the personal qualities, aspirations and values of the individual. It also compiles objective data from inventories utilized in the program.

Workshops/Programs/Educational Series:
Workshops are offered throughout the year. They can be custom created to fulfill a specific need. Please call or e-mail to arrange.

Ministry Development Services

Formerly Career And Personal Counseling Service

P.O. Box 2634

Indian Trail, NC 28079

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704.554.9222

mdvs@ministryds.org

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Ministry Development and Vocational Services is based in Charlotte and is extending our assessment programs to the greater New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York areas in an effort to more conveniently share our services with our partners.   MDVS, formerly Career and Personal Counseling Services, is accredited by the Ministry Development Council.  We are a non-profit, celebrating over 60 years of serving high school students, candidates for ministry, church professionals and clergy as they discern their vocation in ministry. We partner with Presbyteries in the Mid-Atlantic region, the North and South Carolina Synods of the ELCA, MCC, UUA, Western North Carolina UMC, South Carolina UMC, Quaker, American Baptist Churches, UCC, Moravian and other denominations in carrying out our mission.  In extending our services to the greater NJ, NY and PA region, we have also increased our programs to include pastoral counseling and psychotherapy.  This includes individual therapy, couple therapy, pre-marital counseling, family therapy and group therapy.  Our services are available to all members of the community regardless of race, creed, or age.  As a pastoral counseling center, we are committed to taking seriously the religious or spiritual dimension of life and are equally careful to promote no particular religious persuasion or point of view.

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