Leader Formation: Investing in Ruling Elders and Deacons
Leader Formation: Investing in Ruling Elders and Deacons
Resources for Leader Formation
Along the Road Podcast | Coming Alive in Christ | "Each Christian Has a Calling" Hymn |
Regarding Ruling Elders | Webinar Series | Additional Resources |
Leader Formation Webinar
Leading by Listening: Ruling Elders and Presbyterian Polity
November 16, 2023; 7:00-8:30 p.m. (EDT)
The recording and resources are available here.
Along the Road Podcast
Ministry in the church can be life-giving and life-changing and, in the midst of it, we all need faithful companions along the road. The second season of Along the Road – a podcast on faith and leadership for ministry leaders of the PC(USA) - is available now. Stream episodes on your favorite streaming service or get more information and listen here.
Coming Alive in Christ: Training for PC(USA) Ruling Elders and Deacons based on the Constitutional Questions
Now available at https://equip.pcusa.org/.
This multi-session resource, delivered through Equip, the PC(USA)’s online training site, is created for the study by and training of those serving as ruling elders and deacons. Based on the theological principles of the constitutional questions asked and answered in ordination, study guides are provided for leaders using a monthly format to last throughout the year and for a three-session retreat format. While the English version is available now, translations into Spanish and Korean which include cultural adaptations will be added in the coming months.
Regarding Ruling Elders: A Monthly Series for Serving Faithfully
Ruling elders are called to ministry in partnership with teaching elders. Within this calling, ruling elders have responsibilities in several areas of the life of the church including exercise in leadership, governance, spiritual discernment, and discipline. This long-standing series of articles that lifts up these responsibilities and ministries will continue in its usual format but with a leader formation thread running through each month’s issue beginning in 2021. The series will be written by Rev Dr Rodger Nishioka, Senior Associate and Director of Adult Educational Ministries at Village Church in Prairie Village, KS.
Articles available monthly at www.pcusa.org/rulingelders and with topical archives available in English, Español, and 한국어.
Register here to subscribe to receive monthly email announcements about new articles in the series.
As Christians, we are in a continuous process of growth in relationship with God, each other, and self. This is especially true of those who have been called to service in the ordered ministries of the church. Resources specifically geared toward this ecclesial growth are provided for those currently serving, and those preparing to serve, PC(USA) congregations as ruling elders and deacons.
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CONTACTS
Martha Miller
Ministry Education and Support
1.888.728.7228 x5751
Martha.Miller@pcusa.org
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