Form used as a sample Independent Contractor Contract Form
Compensation and its Theological and Ethical Meaning in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) — a 2009 Survey of Pastors
A sample form for Articles of Incorporation
Form used as a sample for the Property of a Dissolved Church
This brochure discusses the work of the Independent Abuse Review Panel (IARP) and offers suggestions on how you can help the victims.
From the brochure: “MK survivors have discovered that healing is possible when the secret is brought to light, when those who care about them acknowledge the truth of their experience, when the church reaches out and says, ‘This should not have happened.’”
by Carol Howard Merritt, pastor, Western Presbyterian Church
In this paper, author Howard responds to Beau Weston arguments in “Rebuilding the Presbyterian Establishment." She addresses a query concerning Presbyterians: What can the Presbyterian Church do to end its endemic crisis and turn around its long decline?
By José Luis Casal, general missioner, Tres Rios Presbytery
The most demanding challenge of our time is how to be the church of Jesus Christ with a clear message for the people we serve. The Bible challenges us to see and respond to the “signs of the times.” This paper asks the following: are we to save a system (structure) or humankind?
Charter for the Independent Abuse Review Panel for allegations of past misconduct related to the staff and dependents of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Worldwide Ministries Division and its predecessor bodies
by José Luis Casal, Carol Howard Merritt, J. Herbert Nelson II, Cynthia Holder Rich and John L. Williams
Have we structured our life together in a way that serves our best aspirations? Do the current institutional arrangements of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) help us flourish? This paper discusses issues from previous generations of Presbyterians and whether some of them to reworked, reshaped ... or even replaced.