Manuals and policies
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Standards of Ethical Conduct
From Office of the General Assembly
As you may be aware, the 210th General Assembly (1998) approved a report submitted by the Special Committee on a Professional Code of Ethics. The report, as approved, is titled “Life Together in the Community of Faith: Standards of Ethical Conduct for Members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees and Volunteers of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); and Standards of Ethical Conduct for Ordained Officers in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).”
The General Assembly took several actions to implement the use of “Life Together in the Community of Faith.” Though it ...
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Starting New Churches: A Process of Discernment
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Church Growth
Starting New Churches: A Process of Discernment is linear, a series of 17 gatherings with assignments and steps a team could complete that take you from zero to a new church.
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Steps for setting up an SDOP Community Workshop
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Self-Development of People (SDOP)
Steps for setting up an SDOP Community Workshop
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Strategies for Retaining Diverse Employees
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Diversity in Leadership Network
Guidelines for retaining a diverse staff, provided by the Diversity in Leadership Network.
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Struck Down but not Destroyed: From Hurricane Katrina to a More Equitable Future
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
Resolution from the Advocacy Committee for Racial Ethnic Concerns and the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy.
While thousands of wonderful volunteers continue to help rebuild the Gulf Coast, reconstruction lags and diaspora continues. Recommended: ways to build on hope and end abandonment. Approved by the 218th General Assembly (2008).
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Student Opportunity Scholarship guidelines
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Financial Aid
The Student Opportunity Scholarship program was created to Serves Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.) college students by providing need‐based aid for sophomores, juniors,
and seniors who are full‐time, first degree students attending accredited institutions
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Student loan privacy policy
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Financial Aid
A guide from PC(USA) on how to protect and use information for financial aid.
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Suggested Compensation Guidelines for Establishing an Educator's Salary
From Office of the General Assembly—Christian Educators
This worksheet will assist in determining an appropriate salary range for a church educator. The committee may find it helpful to work through this form before the search using the minimum requirements for the minimum range and the maximum the church can pay for the maximum of the range. When the committee has decided whom it wishes to call, this may be helpful in determining the salary offered. It may also be used during the annual salary reviews to take into account any new factors, years of experience, or progress toward certification.
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Suggestions for planning visits by International Peacemakers
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian Peacemaking Program
Suggestions for planning visits by International Peacemakers.
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Summary of General Assembly Actions Related to Nuclear Weapons
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian Peacemaking Program
Statements on Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Its Predecessors.