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BOOK OF CONFESSIONS  Part I  
BOOK OF ORDER Part II  2019-2021
BOOK OF ORDER - ANNOTATED - available at https://index.pcusa.org/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates$fn=default.htm
COMPANION TO THE CONSTITUTION  
COM MANUAL Revised 2/27/2021; corrected 8/24/21
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY GUIDELINE
​STEPS FOR THE SALE OF PROPERTY
CPM GUIDELINES
MANUAL OF OPERATIONS
BY-LAWS
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT POLICY
ACNOWLEDGEMENT: SEXUAL MISCONDUCT POLICY
CHILD, YOUTH, & VULNERABLE ADULTS PROTECTION POLICY 5/20/21
Child...Protection Policy TEMPLATE for CHURCHES, Word file
Child...Protection Policy TEMPLATE FOR CHURCHES, PDF 

Top Per Capita and Shared Mission of 2021 

CLERK OF SESSION HANDBOOK revised 10/2021
2021 (PDF) Minutes Review Checklist revised 8-2021
2021 (Word) Minutes Review Checklist revised 8-2021
2021 (PDF) Review of Rolls and Registers Checklist 
2021 (Word) Review of Rolls and Registers Checklist
SEE CLERK'S TAB FOR ANNUAL REPORTS
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EXPENSE VOUCHER Word file
EXPENSE VOUCHER  PDF
SHARED MISSION REMITTANCE FORM (Word format)
SHARED MISSION REMITTANCE FORM (PDF)
SHARED MISSION PLEDGE FORM
​Separation Policy for John Calvin Presbytery
Why Stay
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In light of the recent Supreme Court decision, here is information which will answer questions about how this case impacts pastors and congregations in the PC(USA).
http://oga.pcusa.org/site_media/media/uploads/oga/pdf/same_gender_marriage_after_supreme_court_mandates_recognition_of_same_gender_marriage_final_edited(6).pdf

​PC(USA) Leader Formation Webinar:
Leader Formation - Good Stewards of God’s Grace on Vimeo

Presbyterian Mission Agency
OGHS - Ukraine Donations Bulletin Insert - Color
​OGHS - Ukraine Donations Bulletin Insert - Black & White

Personnel Evaluation Guidelines

Guidelines for Session Personnel Committee
​Ruling Elders and Personnel Matters
​Self Evaluation for Officers
Sample Letter-Elders, Deacons for Evaluation
Pastor Evaluation Process
Final Process for Pastoral Evaluation
Personnel Monthly Priorities

STUDY RESOURCES

Families, Children, & Youth
*100 Things Every Child Should Know before Confirmation 
*Growing in God's Love: A Story Bible
​*The Barefoot Way: A Faith Guide for Youth, Young Adults,
     and the People Who Walk with Them. 
*Getting It Together:
      Spiritual Practices for Faith, Family, and Work
​*Giving Good Gifts: The Spiritual Journey of Parenthood
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Leadership Teams
*The Soul of Discernment:
      A Spiritual Practice for Communities and Institutions
*Spiritual Leadership for Church Officers: A Handbook
​*Spiritual Life:
     The Foundation for Preaching and Teaching
*Growing in the Life of Faith, Second Edition:
     Education and Christian Practices 

Adult Groups
*Soul Feast, Newly Revised Edition:
      An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life
*Joy Together: Spiritual Practices for Your Congregation
*The Way of Discernment: Spiritual Practices for Decision Making
*C. S. Lewis and the Crisis of a Christian

A Five-Book Series Approach for Adults
*Faith and Creeds
*The Living God
*Jesus Christ
*The Spirit of Grace
*The Christian Life and Hope