Clerk's Committee

Clerks of Session - Clerk's Committee - Mission Presbytery

What's This?
The Clerk's Committee of Mission Presbytery establishes this site to enable comunication between Clerks of Session and the Clerk's Committee. Left click on the heading of a section to transfer to that page.

If you are not affiliated with Mission Presbytery, you may still find the FAQ and Handbooks sections useful.

Frequently Asked Questions
Clerks of Session often have questions about how to do something. A lot of this can be found in the Handbook for Clerks of Session. Other issues arise as well as other information that Clerks are expected to know. Information of those types will be found here. This will be added to several times a year.

Handbooks
There are handbooks available on the Presbytery web site. These are (1) Handbook for Clerks of Session; (2) Handbook for Elders; (3) Handbook for Moderators of Session Committees; (4) Handbook for Congregation Nominating Committees; and (5) Parliamentary Procedure.

Committee Responsibilities
The jobs that the Clerk's Committee of Mission Presbytery are assigned are listed in the Manual of Operations for Mission Presbytery.

Purpose
13.1 The Clerk's Committee will work with the Presbytery's Stated Clerk to assist in the work of the office of the Stated Clerk and to monitor the work of the Stated Clerk.

Functions
13.2 Oversees and reviews the work of the Presbytery's Stated Clerk

13.3 Recommends action on all official communications

13.4 Considers and makes recommendations on overtures and other communications between governing bodies of the church

13.5 Oversees the annual review of Session Minutes

13.6 Maintains a history of Mission Presbytery

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