Manuals and policies
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Covenant with Commissioned Lay Pastor
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Commissioned Ruling Elders
A sample covenant with a commissioned lay pastor.
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Covenanting with inquirers and candidates — A background paper
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Preparation for Ministry
Establishing and maintaining a relationship between an inquirers and candidates and a Committee on Preparation for Ministry through the use of covenants depends on two basic assumptions about the preparation for ministry process. The first is that inquirer or candidate grows and develops as a person with skills for ministry during the period of inquiry/candidacy. The second is that it is the business of the Committee on Preparation for Ministry to be deliberately and creatively involved in fostering that growth.
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Deliverance Concerning the Corporate Structure of Certain General Assembly Mission Council Agencies
From Presbyterian Mission Agency
From Organization for Mission appendices
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Deliverance Implementing a Design for the Corporate Structure of Certain General Assembly Agencies
From Presbyterian Mission Agency
From Organization for Mission appendices
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Description and Preparation Guidelines for the Open Book Bible Exegesis Examination
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Preparation for Ministry
The following comments are intended as helpful advice from the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee to candidates preparing to take the Open Book Biblical Exegesis Exam. These are not the specific instructions for the examination; those are found on the examination itself.
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Developing competency criteria: A design for Committees of Preparation for Ministry
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Preparation for Ministry
The purpose of this resource is to assist Committees on Preparation for Ministry to be able to identify and determine competency criteria for ordination, to establish indicators of competence for inquirers and candidates at the major stages of the process, to decide what resources outside the presbytery will be used to determine the competency and to identify sources of information for determining the competency of inquirers and candidates in the covenant relationship with that presbytery.
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Developmental chart for inquirers and candidates
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Preparation for Ministry
Discusses different areas of development in the areas of education, spiritual development, interpersonal relationships, personal growth and professional development at different stages in the preparation for ministry process from admission to inquiry to the final interview before ordination. From the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta.
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Discernimiento y toma de decisiones
From Presbyterian Mission Agency
Este documento describe el proceso de discernimiento espiritual en comunidad, que ha ayudado al Grupo de Trabajo Teológico sobre la Paz, Unidad y Pureza de la iglesia y a otros grupos a buscar la guía del Espíritu Santo y a vivir su llamamiento.
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Discernment Process for NPS Presbytery and Sequim
From Office of the General Assembly—Mid Councils
Purpose:
To come together as one group of Christians who will seek the mind and heart of Christ for Sequim Community Church, and emerge with a joint recommendation to be made to the congregation and the presbytery. Group members will develop respect for one another. This is not mediation, arbitration or negotiation at this point although that may develop depending on the recommendation we make. Disagreement among members is expected, the group should seek to avoid an adversarial stance. -
Diversity and Community
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—September 11 Remembrance
This statement was adopted prior to September 11, 2001, by the United States Conference of Religions for Peace, signed by various religious communities devoted to peace, including the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)