Materials from the Moderators Conference

The moderators’ conference has come to be known as a wonderful and significant opportunity for moderators of synods and presbyteries to get to know one another, to get to know General Assembly staff, to hear about and learn about best practices and to be trained in the important ministry of moderating our middle governing bodies.

Materials from Parliamentary Procedures Training

• Basic parliamentary procedures [Powerpoint version ]
• Parliamentary procedure [Powerpoint version ]
• Quotes from parliamentary procedure training
• Laminated parliamentary procedures motion form

Plenary Sessions – Carol McDonald

• Moderators' Conference resources
• The Art of Powerful Questions
• Powerful questions from the gospel of John
• Reinventing Leadership
• Mission statement for my year as moderator

Other plenary sessions

• All You Wanted to Know About Being a Moderator – Therese Howell and John Bolt – Coming soon

Workshops

• Plans and Processes for Debating Amendments – Hitch Learned
• Resources:  Amendments to the Constitution
• Managing Presbytery Stress and Conflict – Jill Hudson
• Position Descriptions – John Bolt
• Using Electronic Media in Presbytery Life – Peggy Casteel/Lorna Kuyk