COMMISSION ON MINISTRIES
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Co-Chairs: Jack Barden and Jon Watt - com@missionpby.org
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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:
February 5, at Cross Roads, San Antonio
April 8, via Zoom
June 3, at Cross Roads, San Antonio
August 5, via Zoom
October 7, at Cross Roads, San Antonio
December 2, via Zoom
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Terms of Call:
Mission Presbytery Pastoral Call Form for Installed Pastoral Relationship
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2024 Minimum Terms of Call Information
2024 Annual Terms of Call Form for Pastors & Educators
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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: Standard Form
Annual Report: Ordination Vows
Resources:
Handbook for COM - October 2020
2011-2013 Advisory Handbook for Ministry Committees/Commissions
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2019-2021 Book of Order - English
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2019-2021 Libro de Orden - Español
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2019-2021 규례서 - í•œêµì–´
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2019-2021 KITAB PENATAAN - bahasa Indonesian
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2019-2021 TRECHOS DA CONSTITUIÇÃO - Em Português
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COM Handbook:
Handbook for COM - October 2020
Attachment C-2 Assessment and Appraisal of Pastoral Calls
Attachment C-3 Associate Pastor or Temporary Pastor Becoming Installed
Attachment C-4 Ending Installed Pastoral Relationships
Attachment C-5 Confidentiality Agreement
Attachment C-6 Transitional Ministry Process Flowchart
Attachment C-7 Calling a Designated Pastor