Ministers
This page provides models, programs and policies for a wide variety of programs regarding ministers of Word and Sacrament.
Committee on Ministry
Committee on Ministry
- Family Leave Policy from the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy(PDF)
- Terms of Call for Pastors from the Presbytery of San Jose(PDF)
- Pastoral Call worksheet from the Presbytery of St. Augustine(PDF)
- Mobilization Agreement Suggestions(PDF)
- Staff employee/church member dual relationship information(PDF)
- Policy Regarding Former Pastors from Genesee Valley Presbytery(PDF)
- When a Pastor Retires or Leaves a Church from Donegal Presbytery(PDF)
- Fellowship House Church Manual – Albany Presbytery(PDF)
- Validated Ministries from Sysquehanna Valley(PDF)
- Validated Ministries from Hudson River Presbytery(PDF)
- Examination Policy from the Presbytery of Plains and Peaks(PDF)
- Boilerplate COM actions from Presbytery of Twin Cities Area
- COM Clearance Process from National Capital Presbytery(PDF)
- Helpful Hints For Assembling Your Installation/Ordination Commission by Whitewater Valley Presbytery(PDF)
- Information For Installation/Ordination Commissions by Whitewater Valley Presbytery(PDF)
- Guidelines For Installation and Ordination by Whitewater Valley Presbytery(PDF)
- Office of Vocation Committee on Ministry Resources
- COM Guidelines for Pastoral Changes from Winnebago Presbytery(PDF)
- COM Listening Skills A List for Session Visitors from Greater Atlanta Presbytery(PDF)
- COM PNC Request to Presbytery to Call Pastor/Associate Pastor from Whitewater Valley Presbytery(PDF)
- COM Policy concerning Book of Order G-6.0106 b. from National Capital Presbytery
- COM Procedure for Triennial Visits from Winnebago Presbytery(PDF)
- COM Triennial Visits Evaluation Form from Greater Atlanta Presbytery(PDF)
- COM Triennial Visits Guidelines from Greater Atlanta Presbytery(PDF)
- COM Professional Development Policy from Whitewater Valley Presbytery(PDF)
- COMs, CMP, and Confidentiality from the Synod of Lakes and Prairies(PDF)
- COM Policy on Validation of Ministry for Continuing Membership in the Presbytery of the Western Reserve(PDF)
- Office of Vocation
- Office of Vocation Resources for Ministers
- Ministers in Non-Parish Positions from Whitewater Valley Presbytery(PDF)
- Resources from the Presbytery of Denver
- Triennial Visit Plan from the Presbytery of Western Reserve(PDF)
- Triennial Visits
- Validating Ministry Policy for Presbytery of Lake Huron(PDF)
Continuing Education
- Clergy Continuing Education and Sabbatical Leave Guidelines from Western Reserve Presbytery(PDF)
- Continuing Education for Ministers from Northern New York Presbytery(PDF)
- Continuing Membership and Validation of Ministry Policy from the Presbytery of Grand Canyon(PDF)
- Faith and Wisdom (Life Long Learning Opportunties for People of Faith)
Covenant for Staff Relationship
- Covenant for Staff Relationship from the Synod of the Northeast(PDF)
- Theological Convictions from the Synod of Lakes and Prairies(PDF)
Entrance Into Pastoral Ministry
- Notes and Best Practices from EIPM National Pre-Assembly CPM/COM/Seminary Consultation, June 2004
Ethics Training
- Code of Ethics for Clergy and Other Church Professionals from National Capital Presbytery(PDF)
- Standards of Ethical Conduct(PDF)
Financial Assistance
- Finances for ministers
- How Presbyterian churches can help make the pastor's salary stretch further from Northern New York Presbytery(PDF)
- Seminary Debt Assistance Program from Whitewater Valley Presbytery(PDF)
- Social Security Policy from Los Ranchos Presbytery(PDF)
Honorably Retired Ministers (Policies)
Leave of Absence
- Process for reception and retirements or departures of ministers of Word and Sacrament – Presbytery of Philadelphia(PDF)
- Sabbatical Guidelines - Presbytery of Mid-Kentucky(PDF)
- Sabbatical and Continuing Education Leave Policy by the Presbytery of Northern Kansas(PDF)
- Sabbatical policy from Boise Presbytery(PDF)
- Sabbatical policy from de Cristo Presbytery(PDF)
- Sabbatical policy from Presbytery of the Inland Northwest(PDF)
- Sabbatical policy from Presbytery of Pueblo(PDF)
- Sabbatical Guidelines from Presbytery of Eastern Oklahoma(PDF)
- Sabbatical Leave Policy from Northern New York Presbytery(PDF)
- Sabbath leave from Foothills Presbytery(PDF)
- Clergy Continuing Education and Sabbatical Leave Guidelines from the Presbytery of Western Reserve(PDF)
- Family Leave Policy Ministers from the Presbytery of Cayuga-Syracuse(PDF)
- Family Leave Policy Staff from the Presbytery of Cayuga-Syracuse(PDF)
- Family Leave Policy from the Presbytery of Susquehanna Valley(PDF)
- Leave of Absence from the Presbytery of the Peaks(PDF)
- Military Leave from Synod of Lakes and Prairies(PDF)
- Presbytery of Kisiminetas Policy Dealing with: Illness, Temporary and Permanent Disability, and Death in Service of Minister Members of the Presbytery Serving Congregations, and other "Leave of Absence" Situations
- Proposed Guidelines for Pastoral Sickness, Maternity, Paternity, Family Emergency, and Long Term Leave of Absence from Homestead Presbytery(PDF)
- Sick Leave Policy from Presbytery of Milwaukee(PDF)
- Sick Leave Policy from Presbytery of Kiskiminetas
- Long-Term Sick Leave Policy from Carlisle Presbytery(PDF)
Multicultural and Asian-American Ministries
- Multicultural Ministries
- Office of Asian American Leadership
National Offices with More Information
- Curriculum Publishing
Other Denominations
- Formula of Agreement
Personnel
- Exit interview (Pastor) - National Capital Presbytery (PDF)
- Exit interview (session) - National Capital Presbytery (PDF)
- Guidelines for the dissolution of the relationship between pastor and congregation in the Presbytery of Mid Kentucky(PDF) – Cover letter(PDF)
- Pastoral Exit Interview document(PDF)
- Background Check Policy from the Oxford Document and Management Company
- Dissolution and Separation Guidelines from Northumberland Presbytery(PDF)
- Reference Release Form from Winnebago Presbytery(PDF)
- Reconciliation/Dismissal Policy by Donegal Presbytery(PDF)
- Reconciliation/Dismissal Policy by San Francisco Presbytery
Relationship of Ministers to Former Congregations
- Guidelines for Pastors and Congregations Regarding Pastoral Retirements from the Presbytery of Western Reserve(PDF)
- Guidelines for the Relationship of Ministers to Their Former Congregations from Transylvania Presbytery(PDF)
- Policy Concerning Former Pastors from Whitewater Valley Presbytery(PDF)
- Former Pastor Policy from Los Ranchos Presbytery(PDF)
- Relationships of Ministers to Their Former Congregation from Northern New York Presbytery(PDF)
- Separation Ethics when a pastor and congregation say goodbye from Winnebago Presbytery(PDF)
- Former Pastor From Florida Presbytery(PDF)
Sexual Misconduct Policy
- Sexual Misconduct Policy — Albany Presbytery (PDF)
- Sexual Misconduct Policy — Salem Presbytery (PDF)
- Sexual misconduct and abuse - policy and procedures — Presbytery of Detroit (PDF)
- Covenant of Behavior Policy and Form from the Synod of the Northeast(PDF)
- Creating Safe Churches
- Sexual Misconduct Policy and its Procedures(PDF)
- Sexual Misconduct Policy and its Procedures from Northern New York Presbytery(PDF)
- Sexual Misconduct Policy and Procedures from the Presbytery of Southern New England(PDF)
Tentmaking
Transfer of Ministers
- Transfer of Minister Members from Another Denomination from San Francisco Presbytery(PDF)
- Transfer of Minister Members from Other Presbyteries from San Francisco Presbytery(PDF)
- CPM Sub Group Interview Guidelines from San Francisco Presbytery(PDF)
- Examining Candidates Coming from Other Presbyteries from San Francisco Presbytery(PDF)
Other resources
- Laboring inside/outside bounds of presbytery - Presbytery of Indian Nations (PDF)
- 2009 Minimum Terms of Call - Second Reading(PDF)
- A Study of the Effectiveness of Interim Pastors(PDF)
- Process for Securing a Pastor from Florida Presbytery(PDF)
- Triennial Visit Guide by Presbytery of the Pines(PDF)
- Guidelines for C.O.M. Triennial Visits by Presbytery of Pueblo (PDF)