Topical Listing of Committee on Ministry Forms and Policies
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PART 1 – Committee on Ministry Organization
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Policy 1 – Job Descriptions of COM Officers, Members & Liaisons
Policy 2 – Responsibilities given to COM by Presbytery
PART 2 – Vacancy Process
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Policy 3 – Pastor Search Process
Policy 4 – Associate Pastor Search Process
Policy 5 – Interviewing Applicants Seeking Presbytery Membership
Policy 6 – Guidelines for Receiving Ministers from Other Denominations
Policy 7 – Affirmative Action/ Equal Employment Opportunities
Policy 8 – Ordination/ Installation Guidelines
Policy 9 – Dissolution of Pastoral Relationship
Policy 11 – Moderators in Churches without a Pastor
Policy 12 – Duties of a Session without a Pastor
Policy 13 – Policy on Pastors Entering, Leaving, or Transferring within the Presbytery
Part II continued - forms for Calls and Contracts, Interviewing, Dissolving Pastoral Relationships, Interim reports, EEO, Installations
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Form 1 – Pastoral Call for Pastor, Co-Pastors, Associate Pastor and other Pastoral Relationships
Form 1A – Contract for Interim Pastors
Form 1B – Contract for Commissioned Lay Pastors
Form 2 – Ordination and/ or Installation Commission Form
Form 3 – Equal Employment Opportunity Questionnaire
Form 4 – Dissolution of a Call or Appointment Form
Form 5 – COM Examination of Applicants for Pastoral Positions
Form 6 – Moderator’s Report for a Session without a Minister
Form 7 – COM Liaison Checklist
Form 8 – Quarterly Report Form for Interims
Form 9 – Final Report Form for Interims
Form 10 – Interim Ministry Mid-term Assessment Form (for Sessions)
Form 11 – Interim Ministry Final Report Form (for Sessions)
Form 12 – Questions to the Pastor during an Exit Interview
Form 13 – First Year Ministry Assessment Report Form
Form 24 – Agenda for Congregational Meeting to Call a Pastor
Form 26 – Financial Reality Checklist (Pastor Search process)
PART 3 – Resourcing Church Professionals, Compensation Policies
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Policy 6 – Guidelines for Receiving Ministers from Other Denominations
Policy 14 – Full-time and Part-time Positions
Policy 15 – Presbyterian Clergy Serving in Non-Presbyterian Positions
Policy 16 – Ministers Serving as Counselors
Policy 18 – Criteria for Validating Ministers
Policy 19 – Minimum Compensation Standards
Policy 20 – General Standards for Ministerial Employment and Compensation
(including Continuing education, Study leave, Sabbatical) Document above is 18 pages in length
Part III continued - various guidelines for Pastors, Students, Lay Pastors
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Policy 21 – Maternity/ Paternity Leave
Policy 22 – Guaranteeing Pastor's Pension Dues
Policy 23 – Pastor Salary Supplement Fund
Policy 24A – Early Ministry Institute
Policy 24B removed - New Pastorate Workshop no longer exists
Policy 25 – Candidate/ Minister Indebtedness Policy
Policy 26 – Guidelines for Ministerial Ethics
Policy 27 – Guidelines for Mentors
Policy 28 – Commissioned Lay Pulpit Supply and Commissioned Lay Pastor
Policy 29 – Criteria for Exercising Additional Responsibilities - Commissioned Lay Pastor
Policy 30 – Conflict Resolution
Part III continued - various report forms, Temporary contract
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Form 14 – Annual Compensation Report Form
Form 15 – Temporary/Stated Supply Agreement
Form 16 – Quarterly Report Form for Mentors
Form 17 – Quarterly Report Form for Temporary/Stated Supply – Not In Use
Form 18 – Annual Temporary/Stated Supply Assessment Form (for Sessions)
Form 25 – Annual Report for Continuing Members (non-parish Ministers)
PART 4 – Resourcing Churches
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Policy 31 – Session Visitation (Triennial Visits)
Policy 11 – Moderators in Churches without a Pastor
Policy 12 – Duties of a Session without a Pastor
Policy 30 – Conflict Resolution
Policy 19 – Minimum Compensation Standards
Policy 28 – Commissioned Lay Pulpit Supply and Commissioned Lay Pastor
Policy 29 – Criteria for Exercising Additional Responsibilities - Commissioned Lay Pastor
Policy 23 – Pastor Salary Supplement Fund
Policy 22 – Guaranteeing Pastor's Pension Dues
Policy 21 – Maternity/ Paternity Leave
Part IV continued - Triennial Visits, Moderator's report, Liaison checklist
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Form 6 – Moderator’s Report for a Session without a Minister
Form 7 – COM Liaison Checklist
Form 19 – Session Preparation for Triennial Visit
Form 20 – Questions to the Session during a Triennial Visit
Form 21 – Triennial Report Form: Session Interview
Form 22 – Questions to Pastor during a Triennial Visit
Form 23 – Triennial Report Form: Clergy Interview