Manuals and policies
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YAV - About insurance
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Young Adult Volunteers
General information about insurance for young adult volunteers.
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Handbook for national YAVs
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Young Adult Volunteers
A handbook for Young Adult Volunteers (YAVs) with information about terms of service, student loan deferments, reimbursements and more.
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Resolución llamando a un programa exhaustivo de legalización para inmigrantes viviendo y trabajando en los Estados Unidos con Guia de Estudio
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
The study is intended to help the church explore the complex issues regarding immigration and ministry to immigrants.
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Resolution Calling for a Comprehensive Legalization Program for Immigrants Living and Working in the United States with Study Guide
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advocacy Committee for Racial Ethnic Concerns
The study is intended to help the church explore the complex issues regarding immigration and ministry to immigrants.
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Resolution Against Torture
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
The 217th General Assembly (2006) approved the "Resolution on Human Rights in a Time of Terrorism and Torture" and the overture from the Presbytery of San Francisco on "Petitions Against Torture."
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Resolution on the Ministry of Caregiving in Relation to Older Adults
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
This resolution approved by the 213th General Assembly (2001) explores what the ministry of care giving means as the population rapidly ages, especially for those with debilitating and/or fatal illnesses. Recognizing those in our congregations and in the surrounding communities our congregations serve will increasingly need care giving, the resolution makes an urgent call to begin now to develop ways to meet those needs. The church can play a vital role in developing models that provide care giving to all who are in need.
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Life Abundant: Values, Choices and Health Care
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
The 200th General Assembly 1988 adopted the revolutionary and far-reaching policy statement reprinted in volume, Life Abundant: Values, Choices and Health Care — The Responsibility and Role of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Almost 15 years have passed between the adoption of this wonderfully comprehensive policy and the current reprinting. Yet, this statement remains a relevant and enduring expression of the basic values of compassion, caring love, community wholeness, well-being and justice that we hold to be fundamental in understanding and addressing health issues. It continues as a valid policy and timely guide to understanding and responding for the agencies ...
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Comfort My People: A Policy Statement on Serious Mental Illness
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
This policy approved by the 218th General Assembly (2008) is the first major serious mental illness statement approved by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This report uses the biblical theme of exile to describe the challenges experienced by persons living with a serious mental illness. The first theme, "The Land of Exile," describes the difficult challenges people living with a serious mental illness face far too often, such as a feeling that they do not belong or are not welcomed in the church. The second theme , "God's Call to Comfort," describes appropriate ways congregations can minister to and ...
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Sweat-Free Ts Sample Resolution
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Enough for Everyone
A sample resolution to use only Sweat-Free Ts for all t-shirt purchases in your congregation, campus community, presbytery or organization.
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Turn Mourning Into Dancing!
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
A Policy Statement on Healing Domestic Violence and Study Guide
Turn Mourning Into Dancing!, approved by the 213th General Assembly (2001), explores the root causes of domestic violence and the church’s complicity and response to the problem. The term “domestic violence” in this policy statement and its rationale is used as an inclusive term to broadly encompass the abuse found in child/child, parent/child, spouse/spouse, partner/partner, adult child/aging parent relationships, as well as violence that occurs in sibling and dating relationships. Three clear goals are advocated: first, to protect the victims from further abuse; second ...