Manuals and policies
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The Power to Change - U.S. Energy Policy and Global Warming
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
This policy, approved by the 218th General Assembly (2008), is the first major update of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s energy policy in more than 27 years. This General Assembly policy offers moral guidance and provides practical steps individual Presbyterians, groups and communities may take to change unhealthy energy practices to ensure that there is an abundant supply of God’s good energy for future generations of the whole creation to enjoy.
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Faithful Living Workshops: A Handbook
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Interfaith Relations
Use this handbook to plan and lead a three-day intensive event to deepen interfaith relationships.
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Books and Tools for Evaluating Educational Ministry
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Educational Ministries
Few books are available today that specifically address the organization of Christian education in congregations. The reasons for few books on the subject are complex. Instead of building programs, churches are seeking ways to encounter God across generations in all settings. This makes ongoing evaluation of when and how learning takes place even more important.
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Basic Guide to Finding Scope, Sequence and Samples
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Educational Ministries
A basic guide for finding the scope and sequence of stories and sample sessions of a particular curriculum can help committees navigate the internet and find the tools they need to meet their educational ministry goals.
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Commissioned Lay Pastors in the Presbyterian Church handbook
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Commissioned Ruling Elders
Commissioned Lay Pastors in the Presbyterian Church
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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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A Covenant of Behavior Related To Synod Personnel Policies and Practices
From Office of the General Assembly—Mid Councils
SEXUAL HARASSMENT/MISCONDUCT POLICY: In determining its own witness to theworld and its service to humanity, the Church of Jesus Christ is bound by the Gospel mandate to "announce good news to the poor, to proclaim release for prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to let the broken victims go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor". Thus it sounds the note of liberation, reconciliation and healing, and calls all persons to the more abundant life of Christ. All persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender, must be afforded equal respect under the gospel. Therefore ...
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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. -
Covenant of Conduct For Discernment Process
From Office of the General Assembly—Mid Councils
Many items of this covenant were adapted from Guidelines for Communal Discernment
(2008) by Rev. Victoria Curtiss, p. 14. Presbyterian Distribution Service, PDS# 24358-08-007.
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Presbytery of San Francisco CPM
From Office of the General Assembly—Mid Councils
The Task Force has outlined the three stages of the CPM process for those seeking ordination to the Minister of Word and Sacrament. This policy paper follows the current CPM process in the detailed outline of the Final Assessment Phase.