COMMISSION ON MINISTRIES
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Chair: Monica Smith
Vice-chair: Gordon Ringler
Purpose:
The Commission on Ministries (COM) serves as pastor and counselor to Teaching Elders; facilitates relationships between congregations, Teaching Elders, and Presbytery; mediates difficulties on behalf of Presbytery; and serves as an Administrative Commission of Presbytery for the purpose of: (1) ordaining and installing Teaching Elders and Commissioned Ruling Elders to particular pastoral service, (2) approving terms of calls and contracts; and, (3) examining and receiving Teaching Elders by transfer from other presbyteries for the purpose of accepting valid calls to ministry in Mission Presbytery.
Meeting Dates/Locations:
Monday, February 3rd - Crossroads Church, San Antonio
Saturday, April 4th - Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana, Brownsville
Monday, June 1st - Parkway Presbyterian, Corpus Christi
Saturday, August 1st, - Crossroads Church, San Antonio
Saturday, October 10th - To be announced, Austin
Monday, December 7th - Crossroads Church, San Antonio
Terms of Call:
Mission Presbytery Pastoral Call Form for Installed Pastoral Relationship
2020 Minimum Terms of Call Information
2020 Annual Terms of Call Form for Pastors & Educators
Ordination, Installation, Commissioning:
Appointment of Administrative Commission to Ordain and/or Install a Teaching Elder
Minutes of Administrative Commission to Ordain-Install-Commission
Annual Report:
Annual Report to Mission Presbytery for Members-at-Large & Specialized Ministry
Resources:
Handbook for COM - Feb. 2018
2011-2013 Advisory Handbook for Ministry Committees/Commissions
Dissolution of Pastoral Calls
COM Policy on Closure - Ending Ministry Well
2019-2020 Book of Order - English
2019-2020 Libro de Orden - Español
COM Handbook:
Attachment C-1 Dissolution of Pastoral Calls
Attachment C-2 Assessment and Appraisal of Pastoral Calls
Attachment C-3 Associate Pastor or Temporary Pastor Becoming Installed
Attachment C-4 Ending Ministry Well
Attachment C-5 Confidentiality Agreement
Attachment C-6 Transitional Ministry Process Flowchart
Attachment C-7 Calling a Designated Pastor