Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Manuals and policies

• How to Submit an Overture

  From Office of the General Assembly—General Assembly

  Information for mid-councils submitting overtures to the General Assembly.

• PMA pictorial Directory

  From Presbyterian Mission Agency

  Presbyterian Mission Agency Board pictorial directory

• 2013 Shareholder Resolutions Directory with Proxy Voting Recommendations

  From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Mission Responsibility Through Investment

  The Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) met on February 8, 2013, and reviewed shareholder resolutions being submitted to corporations for their 2013 Annual Meetings. These resolutions concern social and ethical issues related to the corporations' business operations and policies. MRTI adopted recommendations on voting of proxies in support or opposition to these resolutions, or whether a formal vote of abstention should be recorded.

• A Manual for Moderators!

  From Office of the General Assembly—Moderators' Conference 2012

  Below you will find a copy of the Moderators' Procedure Notebook from Mid-Kentucky Presbytery that Rev. Ken Hockenberry shared with the conference.

  Table of Contents

  Motions Chart                                                                             Tab 1 - Page 3

  Rules of Motions                                                                        Tab 2 - Page 4

  Voting in a Presbytery Meeting                                               Tab 3 - Page 5

  General Docket Procedures                                                      Tab 4 - Page 6

  Opening Procedures                                                                  Tab 5 - Page 7

  Closing Procedures                                                                    Tab 6 - Page 8

  Reception of a New Pastor - Member of Presbytery           Tab 7 - Page 9

  Dismissal of a Pastor or Member
       Dissolution of a Pastoral Relationship                             Tab 8 - Page 10

  Examination of an Inquirer
       (Move from an ...

• FAQ Gracious Dismissal Policies after Tom vs. the Presbytery of San Francisco

  From Office of the General Assembly—Constitutional Interpretation

  In 2008, at the direction of the 219th General Assembly, the Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) sent a resolution to the presbyteries, synods and sessions, “indicating the will of the assembly that presbyteries and synods develop and make available to lower governing bodies and local congregations a process that exercises the responsibility and power ‘to divide, dismiss, or dissolve churches in consultation with their members’ with consistency, pastoral responsibility, accountability, gracious witness, openness, and transparency.”¹ Accordingly, Gracious Dismissal Policies may be used by councils to offer clarity and guide their process when discerning whether and how a particular congregation could be dismissed from the PC(USA).

• Transforming Congregations and Other Forms of Corporate Witness

  From Office of the General Assembly

  Constitutional Musing #26.

  Contents:

  • How does mission relate to transferring congregations?
  • What parties must approve a congregation's transfer?
  • Can a congregations transfer to a presbytery that it does not directly border?
  • Can a congregation transfer to a presbytery in a different synod?
  • Can worshipping communities, fellowships, new church developments, or other forms of corporate witness transfer into a presbytery that is not their geographic presbytery?
  • Where are non-geographic presbyteries found in the Book of Order?
  • Can a racial ethnic or immigrant entity that is not a congregation join or transfer to a presbytery that is not in its geographic ...

• Middle Governing Body Search Committee Guidelines

  From Office of the General Assembly—Mid Councils

  The contents of this manual are the results of sharing the experiences of persons across the church and over the years. Sources used in the preparation of this material include: the Council on Administrative Services Manual, Guidebook for Governing Body Search Committees, materials from the Synod of Lakes and Prairies, the Synod of the Trinity, the Synod of Lincoln Trails, the Synod of the Southwest, the Reformed Church in America, and numerous conversations with practitioners in middle governing bodies. Thanks to all who shared their experiences and materials.

• Manual of Administrative Operations

  From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Mission Program Grants

  The Manual of Administrative Operations describes the work of the Mission Development Resources Committee.  The contents of the manual remain flexible allowing amendments and additions to be made as recommended by the committee and approved by the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board.

• The Session and the New Form of Government

  From Office of the General Assembly—Constitutional Interpretation

  Building a Community of Faith, Hope, Love and Witness

  • The Session: a Council of the Church and Expression of Unity & Mutuality
  • The Session: Discerning Leaders attending to the holy spirit
  • The Session’s Responsibilities (G-3.0201)
  • Session Meetings (G-3.0203 and G-3.0201)
  • Session Minutes and Records (G-3.0204)
  • Session Relations with Other Councils (G-3.0202)
  • Finances (G-3.0205)
  • The Session’s Role in Developing Manuals, Policies & Obtaining Insurance
  • Some Questions the Session must Prayerfully discern and consider
  • Discussion Questions for your session
  • Resources for Communal Discernment

• The Missional Church and the New Form of Government

  From Office of the General Assembly—Constitutional Interpretation

  Building a Community of Faith, Hope, Love and Witness

  • The Missional Church: Presbyterian Church (USA)
  • God’s Mission (F-1.01)
  • A Mission-Focused “Form of Government”
  • Question for Discussion

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