Manuals and policies
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Presbytery of Sioto Valley Certified Lay Professionals Program
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Commissioned Ruling Elders
Categories in this resource include introduction, constitutional authority, administration, qualification, preparation/education, examination/evaluation and certification.
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Previous Form Of Government for Transitional Manuals
From Office of the General Assembly—Mid Councils
This file contains the text of the Form of Government as printed in the Book of Order 2009/2011, which was made null and void by the affirmative vote of a majority of presbyteries on the new Foundations of Presbyterian Polity and the new Form of Government as printed in the Book of Order 2011/2013. Presbyteries may want to use the text of the 2009/2011 Form of Government in transitional manuals.
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Principios de política: su contribución a la paz, unidad y pureza de la Iglesia Presbiteriana
From Presbyterian Mission Agency
Este escrito sirvió como recurso de discusión durante la preparación del informe final del Grupo de Trabajo Teológico de la Paz, la Unidad y Pureza de la Iglesia.
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Procedures For Congregational Financial Review Committees
From Office of the General Assembly—Mid Councils
WHAT IS A FINANCIAL REVIEW? WHY SHOULD WE HAVE ONE?
The Book of Order says that conducting a financial review of all church financial records once each year is a minimum standard a church should observe. [G-10.0401d] People who know how to balance a check book, read a balance sheet or an operating statement, and can use a calculator will have the skills necessary to tell whether reports fairly represent the financial condition of a congregation.
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Prospectus: Discerning Future Presbyterian Peace Witness
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
The action of the Assembly is a detailed combination of three approaches concerned with deepening the non-violent peacemaking and peace-building witness of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). While the action retains the name given to overture 13-11 from Pittsburgh Presbytery, it goes well beyond the Peacemaking Program to encompass churchwide discernment processes proposed in overture from 13-01 from National Capitol Presbytery and a framework for updating and developing new social witness policy on peace and non-violence. Thus the action of the Assembly was an innovative uniting of program and policy elements, seeking to provide the church with a comprehensive ...
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Prospectus: Living Through Economic Crisis
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
Introductory Remarks: the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy presents this brief document along with the social involvement report, Living Through Economic Crisis,” as “a prospectus defining the social issue(s) to be addressed.” (Manual of the General Assembly, Standing Rule 57 (c.) 1) Based on existing G.A. policies, the study will result in a resolution paper providing recommendations as described in the General Assembly’s mandate. The process for preparing prospecti and for including biblical, theological, confessional, sociopolitical, and ecumenical factors in a study task force’s discernment is spelled out in the 1993 policy, “Why and How ...
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Ratification of Establishment of New Covenant Trust Company, N.A. - A Subsidiary of the Presbyterian Foundation and Related Matters
From Presbyterian Mission Agency
From Organization for Mission appendices.
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Ratification of Foundation Participation in Formation of New Covenant Funds
From Presbyterian Mission Agency
From Organization for Mission appendices
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Records Retention Policy for Inquirer/Candidate Files
From Office of the General Assembly—Mid Councils
THE PRESBYTERY of REDSTONE'S COMMITTEE ON PREPARATION
WORKING COMMIITEE DOCUMENTS: During the course of the Committee on Preparation's multi-year oversight of inquirers/candidates for ordination as Minister of Word and Sacrament (under provisions of the Book of Order 0-14.0300), a substantial number of papers, letters, documents, reports and similar documents are generated in the Committee's file on each person under the Presbytery's care. All such records are on-going, working, ecclesiastical records of the Presbytery of Redstone, and copies of substantially all of such documents regularly are provided to the inquirer/candidate concurrently with the document ...
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Research Strategies for Congregations
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Research Services
This information packet helps congregations study who they are as a congregation and learn more about their local community using qualitative and quantitative information-gathering exercises that are involving, participatory in nature, and easy to use. This information packet contains detailed instructions.
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