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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
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
Minutes Review Checklist (PDF)
Minutes Review Checklist (Word)
Review of Rolls and Registers Checklist (PDF)
Review of Rolls and Registers Checklist (Word)
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